Opinions on two canteens please

[JensF.]

Hi,

I just got these two aluminium canteens. Left the model 1907 with a strange cover. Right the version with cork. Both without stamps on the bottle.

[JensF.]

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[JensF.]

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[JensF.]

Unit stamp on the model 1907 "JR 39". Could this be "Infanterie-Regiment 39"? There was only a "Füsilier-Regiment 39" in WWI which should be "FR 39"?!?

[Frosch]

Jens,

The dark coloured one on the left in the first image is probably a Reichswehr item, which might explain the IR39 stamp, if it was not added later.

/David

[JensF.]

Hi David, I didn't knew that the Reichswehr also stamped the stuff with unit markings. Could the other one also be Reichswehr?

[Frosch]

Jens,

From the images shown above it is hard to tell. It may be older, but it could also be a typical scout or early party organisation item from the late 1920s or early 1930s.

/David

[Chip M]

Jens,

I agree with Frosch, the marking "JR 39" is not a typical pre-1918 stamp. The Reichwehr did mark equipment items. You see many WWI era items reissued with later unit markings and dates. The other canteen is a pre-1907 pattern, which I would identify as the model 1893.

Chip

[JensF.]

Thanks Chip! Did the model 1893 had a chain instead of a leather strap to hold the plug?

[Chip M]

Jens,

Yes, but the chain on yours looks like a replacement. It does not match the age of the other metal fittings.

Chip

[JensF.]

Thats interesting. Thanks for the informations!