Original German WWII Named Motorcycle Corps Unit Marked 0.5L Beer Stein - Ceramic with Pewter Lid MG 13 both sides routinely used homing

both sides routinely used homing pigeons as couriers

This was the first generation 60 mm Mortar adopted after WWII and still in service today in many countries

and was upgraded before issue

which has an aluminum belt hook on the back

a very small production run when compared with Colt’s M-1873 Single Action Army

Original German WWII Named Motorcycle Corps Unit Marked 0.5L Beer Stein - Ceramic with Pewter Lid MG 13 both sides routinely used homingOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Perhaps no other collectible is so shrouded in myth, misinformation and mistaken identity as German regimental steins. These pieces have been steadily reproduced since the 1960s and most experts agree reproductions far outnumber authentic examples. Yet few buyers other than stein specialists know how to identify the fakes. The majority of authentic German regimental beer steins were produced between about 1890 and 1914.