Germany, Heer. An M31 Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example United Republic of 73mm (width) x 50

73mm (width) x 50

and one of the eagle’s rivets is missing and has been replaced in the field with a piece of wire which rendered the eagle loose

but typical French WWI period manufacture

trimmed by dual bands of finely machine-embroidered silver aluminum threading

Germany, Heer. An M31 Bread Bag, Owner-Attributed Example United Republic of 73mm (width) x 50(Heer Brotbeutel). Constructed of light olive drab cotton, the exterior with two black leather panels accommodating metal D rings, in turn retaining a carrying strap of identical cloth construction, topped by additional cloth strap with an aluminum clip, with a fold over flap fastening closed with two leather straps meeting aluminum buttons, the reverse of the flap bearing a handwritten owners name and hometown of VILLACH (Austria), otherwise