German Hunting Deer Glass Beer Tankard 0.5L with Thumb Lift Pewter Lid with a 1926 Austrian Shooting Club engraving

A VINTAGE GLASS BEER TANKARD WITH PEWTER LID AND THUMB LIFT HANDLE. IT HAS A HUNTING THEME AND HAS IMAGES OF 2 DEER AND SOME RAISED ACORNS ON THE ONE SIDE. THE LID HAS AN AUSTRIAN SHOOTING CLUB ENGRAVING FOR CM AHRER 1926/27 AS BEST SHOOTER.
 
THIS GLASS TANKARD DATES FROM THE 1920S. Glass tankards have been made in Germany for centuries, with origins tied to the 14th-century plague which also necessitated pewter lids to prevent insects from contaminating beer. WHILE TRADITIONAL GERMAN STEINS ARE OFTEN STONEWARE, GLASS VERSIONS BECAME POPULAR DUE TO HYGIENIC REASONS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF GLASS MUGS TO THE 1892 OKTOBERFEST.
 
MANY TRADITIONAL STEINS HAVE A HINGED LID WITH A THUMB LIFT, WHICH WAS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IN EARLIER ERAS FOR SANITATION. GLASS BOTTOMS ALSO ALLOW DRINKERS TO SEE THE CLARITY AND QUALITY OF THE BEER. 
 
MARKINGS: L. ERG. A. D. KAPSELSCHUTZENKLUB GROSSRAMING C M AHRER 1926/27 D BESTEN SCHUTZEN LEOP. MUCKENHUBER
 
THE SCHÜTZENCLUB GROßRAMING IS THE SHOOTING CLUB LOCATED IN GROßRAMING, AUSTRIA. THE NAME "KAPSELSCHÜTZENKLUB" SUGGESTS THAT IT MAY HAVE HISTORICALLY OR TRADITIONALLY FOCUSED ON PERCUSSION CAP RIFLES.
 
THE ENGRAVING ON THE LID SUGGESTS THIS TANKARD WAS PRESENTED TO A CM AHRER IN 1926/27 AS BEST SHOOTER
 
SIZE: 14CM WIDE UP TO HANDLE 24CM HIGH UP TO LID FINIAAL
CONDITION: NO DAMAGE. VERY GOOD CONDITION.
 
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