german medics canteen compleat with strap

**model40** · 08-24-2008, 11:54 PM

hello there, take a look at this. i picked up this from a village fair jumble sale,the man who sold it to me had no idia of the origin of it, he found it in an attic during a house clearance

its compleatly marked all over in the usual places,bottle,strap,and cover ect,W.A.L.40

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 08-24-2008 11:54 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**JPhilip** · 08-25-2008, 08:13 AM

It is a very nice and well preserved Sanitäter canteen...congrats
any date on the bakelite cup ?
thanks for sharing...

**model40** · 08-29-2008, 10:48 PM

hi, no date just bakalite makers mark

**Baxter** · 10-10-2008, 04:54 PM

Thats really nice, well done

**Pierre N** · 10-10-2008, 11:53 PM

superbe condition !

**peribeca** · 08-13-2009, 07:59 AM

I am going to show my ignorance.......how can one tell the difference 'tween a "sanitater" canteen and a regular enlisted mens canteen?

Lou

**Adrian Stevenson** · 08-13-2009, 08:01 AM

Hi Lou, the Medics canteen was a larger size ( 1.5 L capacity ) and came on this special leather sling.

Cheers, Ade.

**JPhilip** · 08-13-2009, 12:12 PM

Hello,
sorry to say Ade, but that's untrue. The Sanitäter canteen has a 1L capacity, while the standard canteen has a 0,80 cl capacity only.
Also i didn't realize it before my first post, but the cup was not the one issued with the canteen. The specific Sanitäter cup was made of aluminium with a metal loop for the retaining strap. If the canteen was found this way, it means that the cup was replaced during or after the war
Her's one Sanitäter canteen with its specific cup
Thanks