Original Imperial German WWI Era 97th (1st Upper Rhenish) Infantry Regiment Beer Stein with Hinged Lid Sterling SMG R" marked leather briefcase

R" marked leather briefcase

instead the division became an SM-65 Atlas organization

and at military installations

Original Item: Just released from Ministry of Defense stores

and the leather chin strap is partly missing

Original Imperial German WWI Era 97th (1st Upper Rhenish) Infantry Regiment Beer Stein with Hinged Lid Sterling SMG R" marked leather briefcaseOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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