flashesandovals Posted October 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 17, 2014 This clip has been on that canteen forever - has anyone seen this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Allan H. Posted October 17, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 17, 2014 That is a belt clip. You can use the canteen and secure it to a belt like your trouser belt or even an LBE belt without need of the cover. I know I saw USNA midshipmen running around Annapolis with these. I'm sure it is an issue item. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashesandovals Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 17, 2014 Good to hear that someone has seen it in use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellasilva Posted October 17, 2014 Share #6 Posted October 17, 2014 The surplus store I go to a couple of towns away always has a bin full of these, some that are black if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heftaa01 Posted October 17, 2014 Share #7 Posted October 17, 2014 I've never seen them issued. But I've seen them for purchase at the PX. I seem to recall people having them for PT while we were in FT Polk.http://www.pxsupply.com/Plastic_Canteen_1_qt_With_Belt_Clip_p/33-12.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersdogs Posted October 17, 2014 Share #8 Posted October 17, 2014 We used to order these from Rothco to sell in our store. Lynne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashesandovals Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted October 17, 2014 I've never seen them issued. But I've seen them for purchase at the PX. I seem to recall people having them for PT while we were in FT Polk. http://www.pxsupply.com/Plastic_Canteen_1_qt_With_Belt_Clip_p/33-1 Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgt norway Posted October 17, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 17, 2014 us cavalery had them to back in the 80s and 90s. never found them in norway with us troops. cheers ken,norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B229 Posted October 17, 2014 Share #11 Posted October 17, 2014 Not an issue item. These were commonly seen in surplus stores, as others have also attested to, and are a commercial modification. There is nothing in the specs for the canteen showing the belt clip and I've never seen one in use by anyone in the military, nor seen one in any of the piles of canteens I've seen at DRMO, CIF or anywhere else. The Midshipmen may well have been using these, but the canteens were probably something they were required to purchase, not something issued to them. Either that or it was something the Academy purchased for their use. Not at all uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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