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Transitional M1910 Canteen Cover
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Product Description
Canteen not included
Fits original or reproduction
canteens & cups
WWII pattern
American made
Exact copy of the M1910 canteen cover issued by the US Army. This is the WWII version, which is slightly larger than those made during WWI- meaning it's easier to get the canteen and cup in and out of them. As the color shifted from OD3 to OD7 during the middle of the War, many items of gear ended up being made with mixed colors of materials. In this case, the darker canvas was paired with the lighter OD3 binding.
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manufacture the covers in our factory in Columbia, Ky. The #8 100% cotton canvas army duck, custom dyed to match WWII olive drab number 7 (often called "khaki"). The markings are stenciled on with water based ink and heat cured. The cover is lined with gray wool fabric from the Woolrich Mill in Pennsylvania. Our fasteners are genuine Lift-the-dots from the Scovil Company in Georgia. After assembly, each cover is test-fitted with a WWII canteen and cup and inspected.
Technicalities:
There was a batch of canteen covers made in 1942 from OD4 fabric. Exactly how many were made is unknown, but they aren't terribly rare today. Although OD4 is lighter than the later OD7, it was waterproofed which darkened it. The result is actually 1-2 shades lighter than our fabric so it's pretty close.
Although many items of gear were produced in OD7 during 1943, QMC documents indicate that true OD7 covers probably weren't made until 1944. These are dated 1942 as we haven't yet made 1944 dated stencils.
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