Canteen, cover laced instead of buttoned!

[ZAM]

Hello fellow collectors!
I bought this canteen at the Ciney show last week! The cover is very interesting, it is laced instead of snap buttons!
As a collector friend told me that he have a similar one, i am pretty sure that it is not a post war modification, it is more a late war spare cover! The canteen itself is stamped "HRE 42", the cup "JSD 43" and the strap is a 44 with Rb Nr.
The fabric is strange, maybe foreign? It is more green as on the pics, reminds me more to the Heer tropical color!
I hope i will get some pics of the canteen from my friend soon...

Best regards
Dirk

[ZAM]

The real color (greenish) is visible in the background on the pic with the Rb Nr.!

[wolfey]

That side lacing reminds me of the WWII Bulgarian canteen cover... maybe reworked latewar for German use? -wolfey

[ZAM]

Many thanks! It is indeed a reworked bulgarian canteen cover! Here is one with the same fabrik...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ORIGINAL-WW2...item5aea3ebb0d

Regards

Dirk

[ZAM]

Here are 2 more pics, factory made like the "normal" canteen covers!

[MULON]

Mah.....I don't know what to say.....of course could be "reworked" but, IMO, the aloy body was fit there many many many years ago.
I don't know if this is an war time or post war jiob, but I like what I see.

[ZAM]

Ciao Giancarlo

I don`t think that is a post war modification, Bulgaria was a communist state after 1945!

[MULON]

Ciao dear Zam and sorry for my misunderstanding
Always problem with my "famous" pasta english

[ZAM]

Giancarlo, i know what you meant!
And your english is as good as my Sauerkrautenglish!

Best regards
Dirk

[MULON]

And your english is as good as my Sauerkrautenglish!

[Jeroen wo2]

I think it's a late war modification.

[wolfey]

Amazing photography by the way! Crystal clear images... I wish some Sellers/Vendors/Dealers had such skills! -wolfey