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Questions on a "WWII" canteen...
Gentlemen,
There is a canteen on ebay at the time, marked as "Post WWII German Gebirgsjaeger..."and so on. Now, I hunt down 1 liter bottles to rebuild into suitable canteens for our reenacting unbit, and this has a repro cover and strap, but the bottle intrigues me. No markings, and is identical to a WWI officers canteen I once had, save for the fact that this one is aluminum. Like the WWI bottle, this one uses a stopper.
What is the provenance of this bottle ? Might anyone know...who would be making such a bottle in WWII. Or is it a WWI piece made of aluminum?
Thanks!Attached Files
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Can opener
I've come across this tool some days ago. As far as I noticed, it's produced for Wehrmaht by C&C.W 42 (Colsmann&Co. in Werdohl?) in 1942, right?
I'm concerned about the logo however. Is it a regular logo for can openers or does that mean it was produced for a special kind of forces?
Is there any chance to get to know what units were supplied by tools produced by Colsmann&Co. and what tools were produced there?
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4th Division's HRE 43
Hi,
ONLY if it's flexible - I suspect that if you undid the leather strap around the neck of your Kokosnuss you will find a 45 date.
Totally 45-dated HRE's are rare but, thanks to a friend who's an "HRE Nut", I have an HRE43 with a 45-dated strap and a small alu HRE45 cup.
Normal 43 straps have the complex sprung catch but the 45 straps have these woven eyelets or (as on another of mine) metal eyelets.
A long time ago I said to myself that I only need one example of the Kokosnuss until meeting my friend Jon led me into the secrets of this canteen!
The remaining mystery is the absence of 44-dated specimens - does nobody know why?
Good hunting,
Grossfuss
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Originally posted by Grossfuss View PostTotally 45-dated HRE's are rare but, thanks to a friend who's an "HRE Nut", I have an HRE43 with a 45-dated strap and a small alu HRE45 cup.
Why....?
I fear we will never know...
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