Canteens

Rare aluminium M31 canteen cup which has been field repainted green in very good condition. The cup is nicely marked AEMA 37. Nice and hard to encounter example!

M31 canteen marked WAL 38 which indicates production by Westfalische Aluminium Industrie, Junger & Co., Lüdenscheid. The strap which secures the screw cap features a tear and the cup is repainted. Textbook example in good condition!

Black bakelite canteen cup in good condition which sadly features a crack. The cup is nicely marked 7M/S which is an unknown and rare manufacturer. Nice original example.

Black bakelite canteen cup in excellent condition. The cup is nicely marked 3X/S which is an unknown and rare manufacturer which features a small, unknown marking under the MPD code. Rare example!

Textbook late war M42 canteen in good, used condition. The canteen features nice brown leather straps. The cover itself features brown leather riveted loops and rare Dutch made “de Woerd” press studs. Sadly one press stud is damaged. The canteen comes in a typical late war configuration with a black bakelite cup. Nice late war canteen with some rare, interesting and sought after features!

Rare variant small black painted aluminium canteen cup in very good condition. This type of cup is often encountered on 1L Labeflasche but appeared on multiple type of canteens throughout the war. This example is nicely marked RFI 42 which indicates production by Rudolf Fissler GmbH, Idar-Oberstein in 1942. This example is nicely named Gefr. (Gefreiter) Fursine. Rare aluminium cup which is extremely hard to find as a spare!

Rare M31 canteen marked HRE 43 indicating production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen. This is a rare canteen considering Ritter switched 100% to producing coconut type canteens exclusively in 1943. The flask and felt is marked HRE 42, but the lid is marked HRE 43 indicating it was produced in early 1943, surely one of the last M31 canteens they produced!

Textbook late war coconut canteen in excellent, unissued condition. This example is nicely marked HRE 43 which indicates production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen. This canteen comes with a typical small aluminium cup which is unpainted and unmarked but textbook for this canteen! Perfect example which would be impossible to upgrade!

For more information on these canteens look at my article here; https://fjm44.com/articles/the-coconut-canteen-ritters-mystery-canteen/

Excellent “tropical” M31 canteen with webbing straps. The aluminium flask itself and the cover are both nicely marked W.W.E. 42 which indicates production by W. Wagner GmbH, Esslingen in 1941. This is one of the rarer makers to encounter when you collect canteens! Stunning M31 canteen in very good condition by a rare maker!

Textbook late war M42 canteen in very good condition. The canteen is a typical late war example with a rough wool cover and mixed pebbled and smooth leather on the straps. The green painted flask is nicely marked kvu which is the late war replacement for RFI which indicates production by Rudolf Fissler KG, Idar-Oberstein in 1944. The cup is matching to the canteen and nicely marked RFI 43 which indicates its most probable production very early in 1944. The canteen is in unissued condition and would be very hard to upgrade!

Textbook late war M42 canteen in very good condition. The canteen is a typical late war example with a rough wool cover and mixed pebbled and smooth leather on the straps. The green painted flask is nicely marked kvu which is the late war replacement for RFI which indicates production by Rudolf Fissler KG, Idar-Oberstein in 1944. The cup is matching to the canteen and nicely marked RFI 43 which indicates its most probable production very early in 1944. The canteen is in unissued condition and would be very hard to upgrade!

A very nice late war L&SL 44 marked M42 canteen indicating production by Linnepe & Schiffer Metallwarenfabrik, Lüdenscheid. A textbook late war canteen in excellent condition!

Excellent late war produced M42 canteen in configuration with matching enameled cup. This canteen comes in a very interesting and unusual but still matching configuration! The flask and cup are both a typical late war steel enameled type covered with rough green paint based on the steel M42 pattern canteens. Both the cup and flask are marked AEMA which indicates production by Annweiler Email-u.Metall-Werke in 1943. Excellent and rare to find canteen in this condition!

M42 canteen marked FWBN 43 which indicates production byF.W. Brockelmann Aluminiumwerk GmbH KG, Neheim/Ruhr in 1943. The canteen comes in a typical late war configuration with a brown leather strap. Textbook late war example!

M42 canteen marked CFL 43 indicating production by Carl Feldhaus Aluminium-und Metallwerke, Lüdenscheid. The canteen is a excellent example with matching metal cup marked CFL. Nice example!

M31 tropical canteen marked MN 42 which indicates production by Menesa Metallindustrie GmbH. Neunkirchen-Saar in 1942. The canteen comes in a textbook configuration with a bakelite cup. Nice original example with webbing straps!

M31 medical canteen marked DMN 42 which indicates production by Deutsche Metallwerke AG, Neustadt. Nice piece in unissued condition!

M31 medical canteen marked MN 41 which indicates production by Menesa Metallindustrie GmbH. Neunkirchen-Saar in 1941. The canteen comes in a textbook configuration with a bakelite cup. Nice original example in excellent condition!