ww2 german canten

[Sturmpionier]

Many thanks for the interesting and useful information !

[ANDI]

These are my german canteens.
No1 and no2 are marked, no3 is completely unmarked. All three of them were in romanian use.
Here are some detailed photos.

[ANDI]

N1 1.

Maker's mark on the cup and cap is SMM 41. The body of the canteen is marked VAL 41...

[ANDI]

No 2.

Maker's mark is DMN 41, on the cup, cap body and strap. A nice example!

[mihnea]

German canteens are marked generally in 5 different places and when they left the factory all the markings coincided.
The markings can be found on the:
- Neck of the canteen;


- Top of the cork;


- Canteen cup (between the handles);


- Leather strap (on the inside of the strap that holds the strap);


- Felt cover.


Sometimes on the attachment hookon the early ones.

But as the war progressed some components were not marked (especially the strap and the felt but also the cork).

[ANDI]

Well, you are right! I have jus checked the felt cover and here is what I have found:
DMN 41 stamp on one side and Ku.B on the other side. Do you know what Ku.B stands for?

[Mannlicher]

...another bunch of markings.

[ANDI]

Another beautiful canteen, this time with bakelite cap.
Marked HJB 42 on the cup, neck of the canteen and felt coverbut not on the cap. No attaching hook though, it seems that it was intentionally removed.





This post has been edited by ANDI on March 04, 2007 08:49 pm

[ANDI]

Neck and inside of the bakelite cup.

[Mannlicher]

... another DMN 41 - marked canteen in mint condition popped out of the woodwork



... and the markings:



edit: reposted the pics...

This post has been edited by Mannlicher on March 28, 2009 06:21 pm

[Mannlicher]

...and another well-preserved canteen with tropical webbing:



the markings - RFI 41 on the cup and body, RFI 42 on the felt and straps.

[dacliber]

This is my romanian WW2 canteen.On the bottom is scratched "Belciug Vasile -Pioneri ".