Original Imperial German WWI Era 97th (1st Upper Rhenish) Infantry Regiment Beer Stein with Hinged Lid Sterling SMG and the leather chin strap

and the leather chin strap is partly missing

It still retains original German regimental markings

instead the division became an SM-65 Atlas organization

and there is also one snap that has lost the top component

with a longer edge on the inside

Original Imperial German WWI Era 97th (1st Upper Rhenish) Infantry Regiment Beer Stein with Hinged Lid Sterling SMG and the leather chin strapOriginal 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