Original German WWII HJ National Youth Organization 14" Wooden Landsknecht Formation Field Drum with Replaced Heads & Ropes - Missing Snare German Flags so it is original to

so it is original to the canteen

Late in 1944 all efforts were redirected towards countering the advancing Red Army

the instruction label on the side is unfortunately no longer present

The breech block has an early "concave" style top

or thrown away

Original German WWII HJ National Youth Organization 14" Wooden Landsknecht Formation Field Drum with Replaced Heads & Ropes - Missing Snare German Flags so it is original toOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the NSDAP period, every HJ National Youth Organization Bann (Regiment) had a band, and every Stamm (Battalion) a fife and drum corps. Two types of drum were used, the large Landsknecht field drums and a smaller, military style side drum. The former employed a "flame" pattern on the sides of the long drum shell, in red and white for the H Jugend or black and white for the Deutsches Jungvolk. The rims were