Original German WWII WHW Gau Süd Hannover–Braunschweig Donation Can by Westermann & Co Neheim-Ruhr Antique Wheellock Firearms only the outside has had

only the outside has had the Dunkelgelb applied

These pistols were extensively used by WWII German soldiers after their conquest of Continental Europe

The top cover is marked with a waffenampt proof and maker marked pem

but French rounds would not chamber in the German pistol

plus a fine set of silver bullion oak leaves

Original German WWII WHW Gau Süd Hannover–Braunschweig Donation Can by Westermann & Co Neheim-Ruhr Antique Wheellock Firearms only the outside has hadOriginal Item: Only One Available. The WHW, Winterhilfswerk (Winter help work), was an annual charitable donation event held by the "NS Volkswohlfahrt" (National Socialist Peoples welfare organization), in which personnel from all of the organizations would solicit donations from the public, and reward contributors with a wide variety of lapel badges or propaganda booklets. This is an very nice condition red painted, sheet metal can, roughly 17cm in