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British Made US Canteen Cover
Last edited by Aragorn243; 08-15-2021 at 07:59 AM.
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08-14-2021 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by
Aragorn243
Apparently a lot of US equipment was produced in
Britain
during the war.
I think it's simple, if you NEED then you procure from the closest source. Kind of like our local procurement.

Originally Posted by
Aragorn243
Wonder what the life span of a cover was.
One of the guys that was 101st during Arnhem said they came back from Holland and turned in all their gear and clothing, was all completely worn out from the 70 odd days of wear and combat. Then while they had nothing the Bastogne surprise came along. It's a matter of what you're doing. You can have a piece of canvas for years if it doesn't see much use. These are right where they get worn so if you're in the field for extended periods it would be consumed. If there's any holes or serious wear it's considered unserviceable.
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I think that it was called "reverse lend lease" and I have seen it on other US canvas items.
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It saved shipping space to have them made at this end. I've seen quite a few different items that were 'British
-made' - they always cost less here, as no one wants them much.
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Originally Posted by
Mk VII
It saved shipping space to have them made at this end. I've seen quite a few different items that were '
British
-made' - they always cost less here, as no one wants them much.
Why? Do they want US made US gear? Or is it just that they were made there?
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Originally Posted by
Aragorn243
Why?
I though that it was because the UK
had excess capacity in the textile industry, at the time, being one of the leading textile manufacturers in the world, at the time. It was easier to ask the textile factory to start making textile type products for the US than asking the textile factory to convert to making aeroplane engines or tank turrets, for example.
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There were Thompson Model 1928A1 drum pouches manufactured in the UK
too
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erich51
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wow, you so lucky to come across this. That's a nice purchase
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Originally Posted by
Aragorn243
Why? Do they want US made US gear? Or is it just that they were made there?
They seem to want the US-made stuff for preference.
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