a strange Vietnam era canteen

[chu linh chi]

I have a trange vietnam era canteen have a serial numbers and " property of the SAF ". What is SAF mean ? SexAirForce????

[Gunny Hartmann]

I'd say Singapore Armed Forces.

[KradSpam]

Sex Air Force would be perhaps my second guess.

My first guess would be Singapore Armed Forces.

Gunny beat me!

[chu linh chi]

I don't think it is from Singapore Armed Force because Sing didn't join in the viet nam war. I think the Soviet Armed Force ??!!

[Gunny Hartmann]

The Soviets would not have English on their equipment. If you look at the date of manufacture code it says 7 09 which would be July 2009, so it's not Vietnam war era issue.

[Bundeswehr]

SAF: (1) Soviet (FSU) Air Force; (2) Source Acquisitions File; (3) Secretary of the Air Force; (4) US Air Force Staff
Found on: Military Acronyms and Abbreviations - Acronym Finder

The SSN-number looks like a more usual NSN-number (National Stock Number). SSN could stand for Standard Study Number? Like NSN the SSN is a catalog system from the army, just a different one. More info: Army Logistician (Centralization of Cataloging Procedures for Nonstandard Materiel)

However, just a wild guess

[rra227]

South African Forces? Rich A. in Pa.