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11-20-2011 05:04 PM
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Re: German Canteen
Mark,
Thank you very much for posting this information. Sadly we are missing the leather carrier strap but I think we still obtained a nice piece for next to nothing. Our cap is slightly different, surley just a variation of the canteen. The link is very informative, thanks again.
Russ
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Re: German Canteen
No problem Russ just glad I could help I googled photos of German WW1 canteens and found a few other examples out there Nice find by the way.
Regards Mark K
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Re: German Canteen
Russ, the canteen is genuine WW1 German type with corduroy cover
Cheers Scott.
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Re: German Canteen
Thanks Scott......it looks good sitting up on the shelf, just needs a period helmet to go with it!
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Re: German Canteen
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oradour
Russ, it is a model 1915 with "simplified strap" (not all had full straps), just around the neck with a large spring clip stiched on it, no body harness, unless there is evidence to purport that a body strap existed, an imprint on the cover, loose stiching on the leather strap...it was common for this pattern of bottle to be covered in brown corduroy. WW1 German water bottles did not have an attached cup as in WW2. The cup, either a Model 1894 folding handle cup or a Model 1916 enamel cup, was either carried in the breadbag or clipped to the waterbottle on its spring clip. see photo....
This is great news, thanks so much for posting. No, absolutly no evidence that it had straps around it. Looks like the only thing missing is the spring clip.
Thanks again,
Russ
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Re: German Canteen
Russ.....Forgot to mention...the clincher to either having a body strap or not, is the alloy/metal nodule on the bottom of the bottle for fixing the body strap to.....if it does not have one, which it seems not to have, looking at the photos you posted, then its definetly a M15 simplified strap version.
Prost ! Steve.
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Re: German Canteen
Thank you again Steve, no nodule on the bottom.
Russ
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