1940 Dated Canteen Cover

[Ronnie]

Is a 1940 Dated Canteen Cover rare. I dont think ive ever seen one until today.

Thanks.

Ronnie

[armysoldierant1944]

Never seen one too in pics or in person so I suppose rare. Can you share with us some pics?

[Ronnie]

Sorry 1944 I didn’t buy it. It is in a personal collection so I may contact the guy and go ahead and buy it.

Thank you for your reply.

Ronnie

[armysoldierant1944]

Thanks Ronnie. That would be an interesting one to have shared if you decide to get it

[Keystone]

I've had a few over the years, all made by "LUB. PROD CO."

I would say they are tough to find and usually in fairly used condition.

Tim

 

[Ronnie]

I will post a picture or two if I get it.

Thanks.

Ronnie

[cgutierrez]

In my collecting I have had 3 1940 dated canteen covers and, like Tim's, all have been made by LUB. PROD. CO.. I sold two at a couple of militaria shows and still have one left in my collection. The material as shown by Tim is that light green (OD #7?) which seems kind of odd for 1940 plus all 3 of mine plus most that I have seen tend to be in the lightly used category which makes me wonder about when and to whom they would have been issued. It wasn't all that long ago that they came up every once-in-awhile on ebay and could be found on some militaria for sale sites; however, now it seems that they aren't poping up much anymore. One neat thing is that LUB. PROD. CO. also manufactured a 1940 dated first aid pouch that matches well with the canteen cover. The pouch also has become pretty scare lately.

 

CG

[hirsca]

Here is mine. Hard to see the name and date since it got tucked into the bottom seam. But if you stare at the night vision picture like some of those optical illusion puzzles, you can see the faint markings. Rode hard and put up wet.

 

Thanks, Al.

[Ronnie]

Thank you all for this info. Very informative.

Ronnie