U.S. Military Canteens [Tempat air minum]

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.

 USMC LCPL Derek Mellor, radio operator with Lima Company, 3rd Bn, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, takes a sip of water from his CamelBak during a break in joint patrol with Iraqi army soldiers in Habbaniyah, Iraq, 16 Nov 2006.