Military Canteen: Aluminum 1 Qt
U.S. Army 1 Qt. Canteen, Early World War II with domed metal cap.
An M-1910 unmarked A.G.M. Co. (AGM) seamless canteen as first manufactured for issue. Except for the corossionless German Silver chain, it is all aluminum.
Welded, unmarked, 1912 Rock Island Arsenal manufactured canteen. Note vertical seam.
Horizontal seam aluminum canteen, produced from 1942 to 1945.
Military Porcelain Enamel Canteen
Porcelain enameled canteen, M-1942.
Military One Quart Plastic Canteen
Markings on bottom of 1 quart plastic canteen.
Markings on bottom of 1 quart plastic canteen.
Canteen, One Quart, Flexible.
Canteen, Water 1Qt w/strap-on M1 cap | NSN 8465-01-115-0026 MIL-C-43103 |
Canteen, Water 1Qt w/strap-on plain cap (obsolete) | NSN 8465-00-889-3744 MIL-C-43103 |
Cover, Water Canteen (olive green) | NSN 8465-00-860-0256 MIL-C-43742 |
Cap, Water Canteen (M1 cap for gas mask use w/ 1qt & 2qt canteens) | NSN 8465-00-930-2077 MIL-C-51278 |
Strap, Cap Water Canteen | NSN 8465-01-082-6449 MIL-C-43103 |
Military Cotton Canteen Cover
M1941 extender strap for M1941 mounted canteen cover.
A Soldier wears an M1910 canteen carrier on his cartridge belt, Fort Knox, KY, June 1942.
Back of M1956 carrier showing ALICE clips and markings.
M1917 Cover, Canteen, Mounted with leather attachment strap.
MOLLE Canteen Cover
MOLLE Canteen Cover with poly canteen on MOLLE ruck, during training at U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr, Germany, 14 Aug 2008.
Evolving Canteen Practices
A Marine with multiple canteens on his utility belt, aboard the tank landing ship USS LA MOURE COUNTY (LST 1194) at sea in the Mediterranean during Exercise BRIGHT STAR '85, August 1985.
CamnelBak Hydration System
soldier from 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, wearing a CamelBak hydration unit during a security patrol outside Combat Outpost Jeleran, Afghanistan, 20 Nov 2009.