Late war coconut canteen

[Bundeswehr]

Hello fellow members,

Just showing my newest acquisition, a late war coconut canteen in very good condition. The flask itself dates from 1943.

The webbing is revited! (not sewn) and dated 1945. The red cup is repainted in green and dated 1945. The carabiner is from Ritter, dated 1944.

The front strips of the webbing are quite thin, still the hole webbing is made of one piece. This kind of webbing is not common on the coconut. But I have seen it a few times before on also late war cocnuts. Perhaps to lower production costs?

Bryan

[Danmark]

Bumping this old thread that I missed seeing to show this rare variation. Most unusual......

[Edward Lionheart]

Hello.
We unfortunately see very little of it, especially regarding how the neck brace is connected to the main straps and how exactly is the screw cap maintained, and I can't help wondering why the owner speaks of webbing while all I am seeing here is (pig) leather ?!?