British Made US Canteen Cover

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Couldn't believe my luck today. Found a canteen and cover for $10 at a flea market today. Figured it was a post war Japanese kit but turns out it was a British Made cover, a 1942 canteen with early cap and a 1945 cup. Apparently a lot of US equipment was produced in Britain during the war. Some say it was to free up ships for more important things. others as a way to repay the Lend Lease. About 700,000 dismounted canteen covers were produced in England in 43 and 44. Not sure how many total were produced. That seems like a lot and with 2 million servicemen serving in Europe almost half the total covers to supply them. Mounted covers were produced in even greater numbers so with them included, about two thirds could have been supplied. Wonder what the life span of a cover was.

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