S.S.L. 41 Mess Kit and canteen
Found this last weekend at the fairgrounds military show. It came with the carry strap. Another dealer at the show said this style of strap was for the bed roll? I wasn't too sure about him. The canteen I've had for awhile, the leather isn't completely stiff, but I'm leery of undoing it.
Nice finds! I guess some G.I's thought they needed a kraut mess tin to go camping with when them came back haha!
Hi
The dealer was correct... the strap you show is a so called "Mantelriemen" (the straps used to put the great coat and/or blanket to the tornister. These straps are also used to strap the Zelt to the belt (when no A-Frame is used, especially at the beginning of war, when Y straps and A-frames were not widely used) )
A normal Mess kit strap has 8 holes relatively close to each other, and no extra strap with stud like the Mantelriemen
here an overview of straps
the upper one is a A-frame mess kit strap
the middle one is a normal mess kit strap
the lower one is a equipment strap (Mantelriemen) (they normally don't fit around mess kits)
you can easily spot the difference is length
Tom
Thank you Tom, that helps a lotnow I know what to look for. Now I think I need a bread bag to go with them.
Looks totally legit.
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