Canteens

A small diversity of canteens used by the German army during the second world war. The Wehrmacht used a lot of different materials to produce these canteens. Aluminium and steel is used to form the flasks. Steel variants have been introduced with various finishes as early as 1942.

Also a wide variation of strap material is used from diverse sorts of leather and canvas. The covers are mostly made from felt which got really course by the end of the war. Later in the war italian uniform cloth known as gaberdine was used too. Also a 4th press stud from the cover was ommitted in the final years of production further simplifying the production.

Please note these articles are for reference only and not for sale!

The Coconut canteen; Ritters not so tropical canteen
M42 Canteen – CFL44 – orange bakelite cup
M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler
M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler
M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler
M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler
M42 Canteen – CFL44
“Coconut” Canteen – HRE 43
M42 Canteen – E. 43 – VerBliFa – Tinned Example
Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – V.A.L. 43
M42 Canteen – MN 42 – Red Painted Cup
M42 Canteen – RBNr. 0/0571/0118 – C&CW 43
M42 Canteen – Labeflasche – MN 44 – Steel 1L Variant
“Coconut” Canteen – HRE 43
Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – MN42
M42 Canteen – AEMA
M42 Canteen – CFL44 – Green bakelite cup
Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – G&CL 43
Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – CFL 39
M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler
Tropical M31 Canteen – FWBN 41
M31 Canteen – WWE 37
M31 Canteen – ESB 34
M31 Canteen – FSS 39
M42 Canteen – AEMA 43
M42 Canteen – SMM 45
Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – RFI 41
Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – CFL 42
M42 Canteen – MN 1944 – Brown bakelite cup
M42 Canteen – MN 44 / sku 1945
M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – EEF 43
M31 Canteen – emk 42
M42 canteen – L&SL 44
M31 Canteen – ESB 43
Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – OHW 42
M42 Canteen – sku 1945
M42 Canteen – SMM 44
Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – ESB 42
Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – HRE 40
Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – W.A.L. 43
M42 Canteen – SMM 43
M31 Canteen – C&C.W. 36
M31 Canteen – KCL 38
M31 Canteen – V.A.L. 39
M31 Canteen – SSL43
M31 Canteen – L&SL40
M42 Canteen – FWBN 44
M42 Canteen – FSS43
M31 Canteen – SSL38
M42 Canteen – AEMA 44
M31 canteen – MN42 – Green bakelite cup
M31 canteen – ZPStZ 42
M42 Canteen – AEMA 44
Canteen filling funnel
M31 Canteen – W.A.L.41 – white speckled cup
M42 Canteen – jsd 4
M42 Canteen – RFI43 / kvu 44
M31 Canteen – HRE 35
Canteen – HRE 43
Canteen – HRE 43
M31 Canteen – CFL38
M31 canteen – G&CL 42 – Green bakelite cup
M42 Canteen – L&SL44
Coconut Canteen – HRE 43
M42 Canteen – AEMA 42
M42 Canteen – AEMA 43
M42 Canteen – unmarked tinned example
M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – W.A.L.41
M31 Canteen – C&C.W. 38
Coconut canteen – HRE 43
M42 Canteen – MN 44
M42 Canteen – ESB 43

The Coconut canteen; Ritters not so tropical canteen

M42 Canteen – CFL44 – orange bakelite cup

M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler

M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler

M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler

M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler

M42 Canteen – CFL44

“Coconut” Canteen – HRE 43

M42 Canteen – E. 43 – VerBliFa – Tinned Example

Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – V.A.L. 43

M42 Canteen – MN 42 – Red Painted Cup

M42 Canteen – RBNr. 0/0571/0118 – C&CW 43

M42 Canteen – Labeflasche – MN 44 – Steel 1L Variant

“Coconut” Canteen – HRE 43

Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – MN42

M42 Canteen – AEMA

M42 Canteen – CFL44 – Green bakelite cup

Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – G&CL 43

Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – CFL 39

M42 Canteen – Deutsche Emailwarenfabrik (DEF) – Schindler

Tropical M31 Canteen – FWBN 41

M31 Canteen – WWE 37

M31 Canteen – ESB 34

M31 Canteen – FSS 39

M42 Canteen – AEMA 43

M42 Canteen – SMM 45

Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – RFI 41

Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – CFL 42

M42 Canteen – MN 1944 – Brown bakelite cup

M42 Canteen – MN 44 / sku 1945

M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – EEF 43

M31 Canteen – emk 42

M42 canteen – L&SL 44

M31 Canteen – ESB 43

Tropical M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – OHW 42

M42 Canteen – sku 1945

M42 Canteen – SMM 44

Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – ESB 42

Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – HRE 40

Medical large Canteen – Labeflasche – W.A.L. 43

M42 Canteen – SMM 43

M31 Canteen – C&C.W. 36

M31 Canteen – KCL 38

M31 Canteen – V.A.L. 39

M31 Canteen – SSL43

M31 Canteen – L&SL40

M42 Canteen – FWBN 44

M42 Canteen – FSS43

M31 Canteen – SSL38

M42 Canteen – AEMA 44

M31 canteen – MN42 – Green bakelite cup

M31 canteen – ZPStZ 42

M42 Canteen – AEMA 44

Canteen filling funnel

M31 Canteen – W.A.L.41 – white speckled cup

M42 Canteen – jsd 4

M42 Canteen – RFI43 / kvu 44

M31 Canteen – HRE 35

Canteen – HRE 43

Canteen – HRE 43

M31 Canteen – CFL38

M31 canteen – G&CL 42 – Green bakelite cup

M42 Canteen – L&SL44

Coconut Canteen – HRE 43

M42 Canteen – AEMA 42

M42 Canteen – AEMA 43

M42 Canteen – unmarked tinned example

M31 Canteen – Labeflasche – W.A.L.41

M31 Canteen – C&C.W. 38

Coconut canteen – HRE 43

M42 Canteen – MN 44

M42 Canteen – ESB 43

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