Canteens

Textbook issue coconut canteen marked HRE 43 indicating production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen. The canteen is in good used condition and is complete with its original steel M42 pattern cup. Interestingly this example has an aluminium cap marked HRE 43. For more information on these canteens look at my article here; https://fjm44.com/articles/the-coconut-canteen-ritters-mystery-canteen/

Textbook issue coconut canteen marked HRE 42 indicating production by Heinrich Ritter, Esslingen. The canteen is in good used condition and is complete with its original cup. For more information on these canteens look at my article here; https://fjm44.com/articles/the-coconut-canteen-ritters-mystery-canteen/

Nice late war manufactured canteen strap intended for the political/HJ pattern canteens in unissued condition. The strap is nicely marked RBNr. 0/0560/0156. Nice strap which is extremely hard to find as a spare!

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. The green painted flask is nicely marked FWBN 43 which indicates production byF.W. Brockelmann Aluminiumwerk GmbH KG, Neheim/Ruhrin 1943. The canteen comes in a typical late war configuration with a black bakelite cup marked gfc 1943. Textbook late war example!

Textbook M42 (steel) canteen in excellent condition. The red painted steel canteen itself is nicely marked SMM 43 which indicates production by Süddeutsche Metallwarenfabrik, Mussbach in 1943. The canteen comes in a textbook late war configuration with a black bakelite cup and pebbled leather straps. Very nice example!

Incredibly rare original orange bakelite canteen cup. This is a rare opportunity to buy original orange bakelite canteen cup. This example was certainly MPD code marked just like the other examples but the markings are completely faded because of the time in the ground. The MPD code F7/K indicates production by a still unknown maker and the usage of urea resin (which is a certain type of Bakelite) with an organic filler material. The bakelite surface is affected by the time in the ground and thereby lost some of its smooth surface. The cup only has some minor discolorations which could probably be cleaned some more. Beautiful original and very rare example!

This cup was found in Berlin recently together with 12 complete and 5 damaged cups. They were dug up underneath remnants of a concrete floor together with other canteen cups and butterdishes. In 15 years of collecting I’ve only found one example for my personal collection: this is only the second time I’ve been able to acquire one. I have kept 3 cups for my personal collection, other then these there are no other orange cups on the market today that I am aware of. Rarer then most Knights Crosses.

Nice original “tropical” M31 canteen in good, field used condition. This example comes in a configuration with a black bakelite cup which is sadly cracked as can be seen in the pictures. The flask itself is nicely marked emk 42 which indicates production by Aluminiumwerke Göttingen, GmbH. in 1942, this is one of the rarer to encounter manufacturers out there! Very nice example from a rare maker with webbing straps!