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These two are recent finds.Both are WW2 British made covers and dated 1944.One is the standard pattern cover the other is the 2nd pattern mounted canteen cover.Both are complete with 1944 dated cups and canteens.Both have the British makers markings.

 

Note how the standard cover has the US in the font with serifs on the letters.

 

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Boy, those are really clean!! So the British made the reinforced Covers as well!

 

Thanks Flage......They sure did make them as well as the T straps to complete the set.Doesnt make sense why they produced a mounted canteen cover and strap as late as 1944 seeing the US was out of the horse calvarly early let alone make 3 patterns of the canteen covers.

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here is a Brit made mounted with a canvas strap/Also dated 1944.

 

Found two of these with in a month of each other.One was complete with canteen and cup.

 

 

 

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Hi Doyler,

Great canteen covers ! Just wondering if your M.W.&S. Ltd. 1944 mounted one has all the straps, as quite often they come with some of these missing...

Fausto

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Browninggunner688

Very nice covers.

 

I have the reinforced M1941 cover with the correct British made extension strap but it is missing the top strap section, the one with the quick release buckle ( its the little strap thats on Fausto's M1917 cover ), has any one out there got one of these straps as I have tried all over in England to get one. I would be very grateful if anyone could help me locate one.

 

Wish I could post pictures of my British made covers but they are packed away but I have catalogued all my collection so I can at least share with you the makers and dates of the ones I have....

 

M1910 Covers dismounted.

Finnegans 1944

A.C. 1944

B.H.&G. 1945

M.E.Co 1944 x2

M.E.Co 1945

H.C.&CO Ltd 1944

M.W.&.S Ltd 1944

cant read manufacturer 1944

 

M1941 covers mounted.

A.C. 1945 x2

cant make out maker 1944

 

Again superb covers, well done in finding them.

 

Nick

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Hi Doyler,

Great canteen covers ! Just wondering if your M.W.&S. Ltd. 1944 mounted one has all the straps, as quite often they come with some of these missing...

Fausto

 

Fausto

 

Thanks for adding to the topic.

 

As I recall they both have the complete straps.

 

 

Nick

Thanks for adding the list.Nice to see a list of known makers.

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B.H. & G. will be Barrow, Hepburn & Gale

M.W. & S. is M. Wright & Sons

A.C. is Associated Cutters

M.E. Co is Mills Equipment Co (of course)

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Nice US British made canteen covers guys! Here is a hard to find 1943 dated cover. I've posted it here before the Brit made P.S.S. 1943 unissued and the metal hard ware looks blued.

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Browninggunner688

Nick,

 

What - no '43 dated?

 

CG

CG.

No unfortunately not I cant find one, im off to a huge militaria fair here in England at the end of the January I will keep an eye open for one ( or three )

Nick.

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My apologies for resurrecting an old post, but do y'all know if Brit made stuff was always marked? I have a cover in excellent shape that appears to be Brit made based on the four stitches down the front, the shade and consistency of the dark khaki canvas, etc, but I do not see any markings anywhere except for the "US" on the front. It seems like it's in too nice a shape to have the markings faded away. Were they ever left unmarked?

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You're referring to US military contract stuff made in Japan? I've heard of such things, but this one sure looks the world like the Brit-made stuff...

 

 

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The canteen covers made in Japan are not contract.They were made for the surplus and camping industry.Most are unmarked but "some" have been stamped at some point with a US.

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