Red Devil Posted February 12, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 12, 2017 Found this one at auction this last weekend, tucked away in a crate of modern field gear. I've been looking for one for a long time! 2nd pattern cover, no hole in the bottom. I cannot make out any markings on the belt, and the canteen is dated 1944. The best part is that all three components are marked to the same person. A preliminary search locates a vet with this name on the muster rolls, but I haven't been able to see the entries. Any help would be appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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12thengr Posted February 12, 2017 Share #4 Posted February 12, 2017 I'm going to throw a WAG here and say that these rather ambitious markings are from a Boy Scout from sometime between the late 1940's and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted February 13, 2017 You may very well be right. That's what I first thought actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted February 13, 2017 Share #6 Posted February 13, 2017 Doesn't really detract in my view, just shows how practical these items were.<br /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn Posted February 14, 2017 Share #7 Posted February 14, 2017 hello when i was a kid our cub pack and boyscout troop was affiliated with my church who had a following with a near by military housing unit, Mitchel Field we were lucky because of the generosity of the military to allow us access to gear no longer considered serviceable. my war belt and canteens were ww2 with all sorts of markings , but i did not know back in 1970 as a child anything other than it was military gear. naturally, we would put our own markings on them god bless the servicemen who were with my childhood semper fi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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