World War II-era Soviet Union polished metal military flask, 3.25″ x 5″, with the front bearing an embossed sword, star, and ‘hammer and sickle’ insignia with Cyrillic text (roughly translated), “Honorable Employee, KGB, USSR,” the top of the cap features the profile of Vladimir Lenin in relief against red enamel, and the underside of the flask bears maker’s stamps, including “Russia” with star and “FS 470.” In fine condition, with trivial scuffs and scratches.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the son of the U.S. soldier who obtained the flask, in part: “My father served in the United States Army during WWII. He was attached to an armored division, part of a tank crew in the European Theater of Operations. He returned home from the war bringing a number of souvenirs…The Soviet flask is the only piece of memorabilia that I hung on to over the years.”
