Repro Italian / SS Trinkwasser 6L Can allied The thumb screw safety was

The thumb screw safety was eliminated from this model of cup to simplify production and probably because it likely did little to make extracting a dud round any safer

It has decorative buttons on the white trim along the neck

It would be a great item for a WWI reenactor or collector

it doesn't seem to actually attach to the apron skirt

marked Bareuther Bavaria on the back

Repro Italian / SS Trinkwasser 6L Can allied The thumb screw safety wasThese 6 liter Italian water cans are identical to the WWII issued water can that was used both by the Italians and later by the Germans. These are fairly recent production (maybe 1980's) and even have the correct wool covers. The only slight flaw with these is the shade of the wool cover and the plastic buttons rather than WWII Italian wood buttons. Many SS units received large amounts of Italian gear after the Italians gave up and factories kept