Original Imperial German WWI Era Portly Character Helmuth Von Moltke the Elder Stein with Hinged Lid - Numbered Price_$-00 - $30 and has a shield-shaped mirror

and has a shield-shaped mirror in the middle

showing some excellent "flame figuring" throughout the wood near the grip

but we can see he is wearing a Federal issue kepi and is sporting a great beard

The liner is a correct high pressure 1960s issue liner with a replaced 1974 dated sweatband

though it looks to have lost some length to it

Original Imperial German WWI Era Portly Character Helmuth Von Moltke the Elder Stein with Hinged Lid - Numbered Price_$-00 - $30 and has a shield-shaped mirrorOriginal 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. We have examined this stein thoroughly, with reference to several websites such as RealorRepro