kammo-man Posted January 14, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 14, 2022 Here’s a named waterbottke cover that has a blood group and a skull with crossed bones painted on it. Paint is vintage. Has name stencil to front and Name with service number painted to rear. Cover has what appears to be organic material throughout. An interesting flea market find. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted January 14, 2022 Bottom and side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted January 14, 2022 Skull. Anyone ever seen anything like this before? Or find the original owner ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manayunkman Posted January 14, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 14, 2022 Could be 504 PIR they used this symbol on their helmets 🪖 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted January 14, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 14, 2022 The red skull and bones is also a symbol for "poison", so maybe the canteen was used to carry fuel for a camp stove or the like and this was to prevent confusion with water? Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted January 14, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 14, 2022 the positive negative on the bottom is odd too...cool though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratlanta Posted January 14, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, phantomfixer said: the positive negative on the bottom is odd too...cool though the + - signs make me think of a battery. Maybe it was used to carry distilled or deionized water for batteries - just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarChuck Posted January 14, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 14, 2022 Could it have contained sulfuric acid for batteries? The battery and poison connections make a lot of sense. Friar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratlanta Posted January 14, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, FriarChuck said: Could it have contained sulfuric acid for batteries? The battery and poison connections make a lot of sense. Friar Sulfuric acid cannot be stored in an aluminum container because sulfuric acid dissolves aluminum metal. The following equation shows the reaction: 2 Al (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq) → Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3 H2 (g) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted January 14, 2022 Thanks to all for the info maybe that’s why the canvas is rotted ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratlanta Posted January 14, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, kammo-man said: Thanks to all for the info maybe that’s why the canvas is rotted ? if the equation is correct, you'd form hydrogen gas in the canteen . probably not a smart thing to do. the canteen would just blow up because of the pressure and if it did not, you'd have an extremely flammable gas being released when you open the canteen (think Hidenburg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted January 14, 2022 Can the name be researched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriarChuck Posted January 14, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Fratlanta said: Sulfuric acid cannot be stored in an aluminum container because sulfuric acid dissolves aluminum metal. The following equation shows the reaction: 2 Al (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq) → Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3 H2 (g) I wasn’t sure if the canteens were made of steel or not. Figured my guess might not be right based on the metal. Thanks for the science! Giving me flashbacks to college Chem. Friar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted January 14, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 14, 2022 2 hours ago, kammo-man said: Can the name be researched? Is it "Don Smith"? If so, there are over 2,000 results on Fold3.com, even after narrowing it down to "WW2" and "US Army". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryTheGerman Posted January 14, 2022 Share #16 Posted January 14, 2022 Looks to be but that is such a generic name that you’d be better off finding a needle in a haystack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted January 14, 2022 It looks like that name does the number help ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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