Original British Government Issue Briefcase with E.R. II Royal Cypher MG 34 still packed in the original

still packed in the original transit can which is fully marked on the lid in black stencil paint:

The opposite end of the chain often had a brush for cleaning the pan

This would indicate that Obergefreiter (Corporal to you and me) Faber was our souvenir hunter from that historic period

we had begun to doubt that any really did survive

- Tang is signed by the maker

Original British Government Issue Briefcase with E.R. II Royal Cypher MG 34 still packed in the originalOriginal Item: One Only. Perhaps this was yours when you spent time in the British Foreign Office's M. I. 6? This is an original early Queen Elizabeth II "CROWN" over "E. II. R" marked leather briefcase, most likely from the 1950s or 1960s. Quite dried out and in a generally neglected condition, this could be easily rectified so it would see further service. Just what you need to take your sandwiches to the office! Absolutely Original Stitched name