Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique Shops 2023

[Aragorn243]

Canteen cleaned up pretty nice. It had been covered in grease and paint. I did nothing special to get rid of the paint but the soap and water seems to have removed most of it. I did have an extra WWI canteen I put in it but no cup yet.







And Today I picked up this 4.7 inch shell. Never encountered one of them before. I believe it was a US designed gun developed in 1904-1906 that the US adopted in 1906 and then only used in limited numbers in WWI because European shells and guns were already there and easier to supply. They remained in stock until 1932. I located a surviving gun in Saxton, PA which is close enough to my hometown I will have to go find it when I see my parents next.





Found a photo of the gun online. They restored it four years ago so it's in pretty good shape. New wheels made for it out of treated oak near where I live now. Small world.

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[Flying10uk]

no cup yet.

Is it just the date that is stamped on it that differentiates a WW1 cup from a WW2 example?

[Aragorn243]

Is it just the date that is stamped on it that differentiates a WW1 cup from a WW2 example?

Yes, WWI and WWII cups are the same. Very early ones have no date. 1918 is when I believe they started dating them, the canteens anyway, not sure about the cups. They didn't change until the 1960's sometime when the folding handle went to a pair of wire handles. WWI cups were still being used in WWII and they didn't make them every year. More in an as needed basis.

I have WWI cups but they are already with matching canteens an covers.