cgutierrez Posted December 16, 2022 Share #1 Posted December 16, 2022 Finally found a very elusive early 1943 welded neck canteen. The plus is that it is also in great, excellent shape. No not that one - the other welded neck canteen made by G.P.&F Co. CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted December 16, 2022 Share #2 Posted December 16, 2022 Congrats! Not aware of this one before. Yet another thing to keep an eye out for. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishcollector Posted December 17, 2022 Share #3 Posted December 17, 2022 Hi , I’m not not sure but is this one too ? Marked Vollrath 1943 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgutierrez Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted December 17, 2022 Yes, it appears to be one. My understanding is that there were only two makers of the welded neck canteens starting in early 1942. One is, like yours', made by VOLLRATH and the other is GP&F Co. The VOLLRATH maker is the much more common of the two. I have two VOLLRATHs in my collection and have been looking for a GP&F in good condition for quite a while. CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishcollector Posted December 26, 2022 Share #5 Posted December 26, 2022 On 12/17/2022 at 5:18 PM, cgutierrez said: Yes, it appears to be one. My understanding is that there were only two makers of the welded neck canteens starting in early 1942. One is, like yours', made by VOLLRATH and the other is GP&F Co. The VOLLRATH maker is the much more common of the two. I have two VOLLRATHs in my collection and have been looking for a GP&F in good condition for quite a while. CG Thanks for your reply ! I thought so as I have one of the other Vollraths and noticed the different neck. Have you ever got a hold of a Rutenber Electric Co 1943 or a PP Inc they seem to be very hard to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgutierrez Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted December 26, 2022 Irishcollector, Glad I could be of some help. Yes, I have a Rutenber Electric Co.. 1943 (two in fact) and a PP Inc. My PP Inc. is the harder to find 1944 dated in minty condition. I once had a 1943 dated one but unfortunately sold it. Can't understand why I did that. CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishcollector Posted December 28, 2022 Share #7 Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/26/2022 at 6:26 PM, cgutierrez said: Irishcollector, Glad I could be of some help. Yes, I have a Rutenber Electric Co.. 1943 (two in fact) and a PP Inc. My PP Inc. is the harder to find 1944 dated in minty condition. I once had a 1943 dated one but unfortunately sold it. Can't understand why I did that. CG Thanks for the reply CG nice finds that you have those ! There’s a PP Inc dated 1943 on eBay at the moment but it’s a bit pricey for $150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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