Seeking information on British "medic" canteen

[Aragorn243]

The canteen arrived today and even knowing it was supposed to be big I was still surprised by the size. For a canteen, it's huge. I will see if I can find my normal British canteen to photo with it.

From bottom to top of cup it's 9 3/4 inches

The cup base is 1 3/4 inches across

The cup mouth is 2 inches across

The cup is 2 1/2 inches high

The canteen is 9 inches from bottom to top of neck (cup removed)

The cork is 1 3/4 inches high and sticks out the top 1/2 inch

The canteen at it's widest part is 6 3/4 inches

The canteen depth is 3 1/8 inches

The cup and canteen were both made by the same company and marked the same. Harrison Bros & Howson. Broad Arrow and 1942

When I got it, I couldn't get the cup off. I tried very hot water on the cup but that did nothing. I later tried a small nail puller that I could carefully hook under the cup and pried. Took a few attempts but it finally popped off. Appeared to be covered with cosmolene or some other grease/oil. Smelled like cosmolene. It isn't screwed on, just fits snug with a slight taper. The cork looks brand new. I cleaned the cosmolene off so it goes on and off easily now.

It's very well made and rather heavy. Filled with water even more so I'm sure.

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[browningautorifle]

It isn't screwed on

Somebody hammered it on and it stuck tight. Glad it came off eventually. Yes, pics to compare when you find the other...for posterity here...

[Aragorn243]

Somebody hammered it on and it stuck tight. Glad it came off eventually. Yes, pics to compare when you find the other...for posterity here...

I just think it was the cosmolene.