hightlander138 Posted 18 December , 2023 Share Posted 18 December , 2023 Hi,i was looking for information about P37 style canteen,look like ww2 canteen with ww1 cup,any info will be appreciated,thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasemuseum Posted 18 December , 2023 Share Posted 18 December , 2023 I do not think that a cup like this was ever used in British service. Suggest you research mills webbing variants used by Portugal, Belgium and Netherlands, with strongest suspicion Portugal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hightlander138 Posted 19 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2023 Hi,thank,what I found from Portugal and Spanish those are ovale shapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasemuseum Posted 19 December , 2023 Share Posted 19 December , 2023 The one above is the traditional Portuguese water bottle used with the Portuguese leather equipment set, adopted for use with the m1904 6.5mm Veguiro Mauser rifle. The leather set was nominally the standard Portuguese equipment and was used by Portuguese troops in all of the colonies in particular in Mozambique against the German troops from South West Afrika (modern Tanzania). The Portuguese troops on the western front were largely supplied by the UK and used webbing equipment of a minor pattern supplied by the Mills company. Details of the variations of this equipment during the war and its evolution after the war is badly documented in the English language. The captive steel cup under the canteen is why I strongly suspect that it is Portuguese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hightlander138 Posted 19 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2023 Hi,I think the canteen and cover and web is from ww2 (British manufacture),the cup is probably a Portuguese(ww1) addition to the kit in that period,thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 19 December , 2023 Share Posted 19 December , 2023 25 minutes ago, hightlander138 said: Hi,I think the canteen and cover and web is from ww2 (British manufacture),the cup is probably a Portuguese(ww1) addition to the kit in that period,thanks for your help The canteen carrier is an interesting design, are there any manufacturer marks/stamps on it? (on the insider of the carrier or the inside of the straps) It is a little difficult to tell from the picture - what size (width) are the side buckles (and the strap that runs under) Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hightlander138 Posted 19 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2023 Hi,sorry i got no accès to the canteen its from ebay,am just currius about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hightlander138 Posted 20 December , 2023 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2023 I found this picture for the website but no information about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 20 December , 2023 Share Posted 20 December , 2023 This image was posted by @grantsmil A couple of posts down he indicates #1 is "unknown possibly Portuguese" Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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