Heer stein?

[alikat]

And the reason why people are tempted to fake these things is...............

[John Brandon]

Here's mine which I bought a few years ago, I would never sell this one. Bought in Germany from the widow of the guy that won it. She said she could remember most of the names on the side!!

[Glenn66]

I thought such steins were mementos of service for when a soldier de-mobbed, not prizes?

[Horst]

I thought such steins were mementos of service for when a soldier de-mobbed, not prizes?

Glenn - more or less your right - there are steins/mugs that were given out as prizes, Weihnachten(Christmas), etc also during the period

Horst