GERMAN SS CYANIDE AMPOULE CONTAINER

This is a reproduction cyanide capsule container originally produced by the SS in WW2 and issued to personnel and senior officers. 

Himmler also personally offered these cyanide capsules to the few remaining in Hitler's bunker in 1945.

The container is made of lathe-made brass, with the lid bearing the original manufacturer's stamp, the SS contract number and the date: "Tesch u. Stabenow, Hamburg, SS 77 /42".

Length:  45 mm
Diameter 13.5 m