Luftwaffe Large Survival Canteen ESB 42 ostfront The box and lock are

The box and lock are marked D

These have become extremely difficult to find in Europe and the prices have started to match or exceed the prices back home

There are also two "8" shoulder buttons

Waist on Belt - 30 1/2"

but these marks will identify these as non-originals

Luftwaffe Large Survival Canteen ESB 42 ostfront The box and lock areOriginal large sized Luftwaffe survival kit canteen with handle. Aircraft would have these in their survival kit. They would have had ones for water and yellow painted ones for Benzin. This does not appear to have ever been painted yellow, so it might have been the water version, but it does smell like gasoline. Marked ESB42 on the lid. Some dents and dings, but still usable, at least for gasoline; I would not put drinking water in it.