USMC canteen cover

[Garandy]

WW2
Aluminum Goods Mfg Co made the canteen in 1942..cover??




All of $40.00

[6thMARDIV]

That's the rarer variety with the drain hole. The cover was made at the Philadelphia QM depot. If you look closely at the inside of the flaps you may see a marking in purple ink of DQP and a date.

[cplnorton]

I thought the one with the drain hole was the more common one. I have about a dozen with the drain hole, and only 1 without the drain hole.

I've always been told the one without the drain hole was the earlier one and more rare.

[6thMARDIV]

Maybe I got it backwards......I have several and only 2 have holes.

[Garden Valley]

The cross flap canteen covers were late issue. Widely issued by the time of Iwo Jima, not so much earlier.

[pvtragman]

Mine is without the drain hole. These must have been issued for a brief period during WWII because we were still being issued 782 gear with WWII dates in 1962 and the canteen covers were of the common insulated type. The first time I made up a field transport pack, all components except for the brownside/greenside helmet cover and shelter half were in excellent condition and leftovers from the big one.