RIA 1915 Canteen Cover with 1918 AGMCo canteen

[CandaceStonestreet86]

Ok, this was a booger to get out of the cover, the snaps were corroded and just was not having it....so I put a lil oil in the socket...might have got a lil on the canvas, but here it is over a 100 years old

[Pep]

Nice job getting the snaps apart without ripping the fabric.

Good solid 106 year old cover.  Does it still have the double hook on the back?

 

 

[CandaceStonestreet86]

Yup, a lil torn at top but ok

[doyler]

I have seen the snaps pull through the fabric on several of these old covers. 

 

In the past if I have a snap on a holster or web item thats a bit stuck I will use a flat table knife or a thin letter opener to gently slide under the snap and coax it open and not pull on the material. I will then use a bit of wax or even a coating of chap stick applied with a q-tip to lubricate the snap and stud or a post.

[CandaceStonestreet86]

I put a lil bees wax on the ball part of the buttons so hopefully that'll keep it from seizing up like it did, it will now be placed on a shelf where I probably won't touch it again.