Thanks Glen!
BKG - I hope you get the definitive evidence you need to establish or rule out the existence of a "jumbo DAK sani". Have your friend closely examine the strap. I owned a sani for two years before noticing the name of a Wehrmacht hospital stamped into the rough side of the strap.
To close the book on the other early West German post-war canteens (East German stuff is another matter entirely), the enclosed photo is attached.
Like the BGS coconut, the Bundeswehr M1934 field flask (far left) also has the potential to make life interesting for the Wehrmacht gear collector.
Rules of thumb:
- BW canteen cups were painted olive drab and are either unmarked or have post war dates. Blue cups marked "P. Pr. Bln" (Polizei Presidium Berlin ) were manufactured in the late 1940s and early 1950s for West Berlin's Bereitschaftpolizei, the para-military "alert" police.
- the cover snaps are plain, lacking the distinctive floral stamp of the "Prym" brand.
- the leather work has the distinctive post-war furrows that run alongside both edges of the straps.
- like the cups, the flasks themselves are unmarked or have (rarely) post war dates.
Hope this helps - TJ
BKG - I hope you get the definitive evidence you need to establish or rule out the existence of a "jumbo DAK sani". Have your friend closely examine the strap. I owned a sani for two years before noticing the name of a Wehrmacht hospital stamped into the rough side of the strap.
To close the book on the other early West German post-war canteens (East German stuff is another matter entirely), the enclosed photo is attached.
Like the BGS coconut, the Bundeswehr M1934 field flask (far left) also has the potential to make life interesting for the Wehrmacht gear collector.
Rules of thumb:
- BW canteen cups were painted olive drab and are either unmarked or have post war dates. Blue cups marked "P. Pr. Bln" (Polizei Presidium Berlin ) were manufactured in the late 1940s and early 1950s for West Berlin's Bereitschaftpolizei, the para-military "alert" police.
- the cover snaps are plain, lacking the distinctive floral stamp of the "Prym" brand.
- the leather work has the distinctive post-war furrows that run alongside both edges of the straps.
- like the cups, the flasks themselves are unmarked or have (rarely) post war dates.
Hope this helps - TJ
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