My Canteen

[pzrwest]

Here are some pics of a canteen and cup I have. Both the bottle and cap are marked AEM.A and 39 below. So I'm assumeing that it is a matched set. Except for the cup it's markings are L&SL 35 and has alot of paint loss to the cup. On the handle side of the cup has the letters A O scratched into it on the front side it has 21 and an upside down A scratched into it.
Anyone have any info on the makers marks and what it is worth?

[pzrwest]

Anyone have any info on the maker's marks?

[pzrwest]

Please note this canteen is not for sale. Just looking for info on it. Nobody have any info on the maker's marks?

[FestungSpanien]

Hi
I am very much afraid that this kind of markings have not been decoded yet.
Nice canteen BTW
Ace

[pzrwest]

Thank you. Would be nice if I could find a cup with the same markings as the bottle and cap. I checked the cover and found it too is also marked. It's marked AEM.A but year 40. So not sure if it is original to the bottle and cap or the it was put together this way by the maker. I can't see someone searching out matching parts and putting it together. The cup is probably not original to the canteen. It's possible it was married to the canteen during the war, maybe mixed up with a fellow soldiers. There is a picture of a soldier with a bunch of canteens on a strap and messtins maybe the canteen got switched then

Here's the picture of the soldier with all the canteens

[FestungSpanien]

It was very common for a soldier to missmatch from canteens to gun magazines, mess tins, etc....
I would not worry about. I have both matched and missmatched canteens, although matching ones can still be found today, as well as spare parts.
I would buy one matched one and leave the one you have alone, it has lots of character
Ace

[CWP]

I agree, that is a nice canteen with a lot of character that would be great for display with other used combat equipment. I would rather have one like this than a matching one that was never used during WWII.

[Christian_GJR3]

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Nice canteen, of course some say that been there things are more valuable for them, but I also love matching unnissued stuff.

And imagine, that even boots were mismatched sometimes...