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Gentlemen, Very impressive collections. Thank you for sharing them. Mine display is very humble in comparison. It is a combination of 111 JR items and US 2nd Division items plus a pattern 2 WW2 Fairbairn Sykes dagger in the middle. I am thankful to the kind members of this forum for...

Tony, I posted a picture a couple of years ago as I was starting out but have since added a number of items to include some US gear from the unit (2nd (US) Div) that faced the 111JR at Belleau Wood. Nothing nearly as impressive as what you have amassed over the years but I was never stationed...

Gentlemen, I was able to track down a 111JR shoulder strap. It looked to be in good condition so I purchased it to go with the rest of my collection for the 111 JR. I haven't seen these very often. Regards, Foxdoublegunner

Lars and Brian, I just found the "twin " of my cup available for sale at Great Wars Militaria and advertised as pre WW1 and unmarked/undated with a scratched name and WW1 unit. So it appears that there is at least one other example of an unmarked/undated aluminum cup circulating. Whether the...

Thank you, Lars. That makes me feel more comfortable. At least it is original even if we are not able to narrow down the date. Regards, Foxdoublegunner

Lars and Brian, Thank you for your comments. I have noticed some post war cups with dates, but I have only been able to find a very small sample. I have also seen some repro alinuminm cups dated just prior and during the initial years of WW2. Is the consensus that this is an actual cup made...

The most important foots somehow are no longer available in the opriginal post so I have included them below.

Gentlemen, I just acquired this cup. I believe that it is called a trinkblecher M1893. It is of aluminum manufacture. From what little information that I have been able to find, I understand that this style cup was manufactrued until Oct 1914 when the Germans switched to a steel variant due...

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Gentlemen, I have my Imperial canteen in hand and have attached some fotos. There is no date on the enamel covered steel canteen body itself nor on the leather neck strap. From the oinfo that you have provided i assume that it is from 1917 or perhaps 1918. It is in excellent shape...

Thank you, Sir. That is the additional background info that I was looking for. I will post some pictures when I have it in hand. These don’t seem to come on the market very often and when they do they are often only partial examples.

Gustaf, Thank you. I do not have the canteen in hand yet. Am I correct in assuming that a canteen with corduroy cover and cork stopper would be made of steel and date from 1916? It has a small leather strap around the neck to retain the cap and not the longer leather strap attaching to the...