Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. The canteen, or Feldflasche in German, is as equally essential to a soldier as his weapon. If a soldier suffers dehydration, he will deteriorate rapidly and be ineffective. Water needs to be accessible at all times, so canteens were designed to be part of a soldier's wearable kit. In World War One, canteens used by all nations were designed to be robust and to minimize the tainting of water.
This standard mid-war pattern German canteen is of the pattern introduced in mid-1915 and made from tin-plated steel rather than from aluminum, as the previous 1907 pattern had been. This new pattern also dispensed with the leather harness for the canteen body and instead used a simple neck-strap and clip buckle to attach it to the wearer's belt. To allow the strap to be secured properly, the canteen's neck was made longer and narrower. This new version was known as the M1915/17 canteen. This example has a great cover which is named Casper in marker and is marked BELLING 1916, likely a maker’s marking.
The leather rigging of the canteen is in great shape and still pliable. The hook to hang off of the belt is still very well-retained. The strap still properly loops through the cup and can still be properly secured. The shoulder strap on this example is a rare Ersatz webbing strap which has some staining but is in good shape overall.
The overall condition is fantastic, one of if not the best examples of a WWI German canteen we have offered. Comes ready for further research and display.
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