LN-NOS 2QT 2 QUART CANTEEN CARRIER OD GREEN US MILITARY ALICE COVER POUCH STRAP

Description

GENUINE US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUS
COMPLETE
2 QUART CANTEEN
COLLAPSIBLE
WATER BLADDER
WITH CARRIER, SHOULDER STRAP, & 2 ALICE CLIPS
USGI - FIELDED BY US GROUND TROOPS FOR OVER 40 YEARS
ITEM:
GENUINE US MILITARY USGI 2QT CANTEEN w/ COVER CARRIER
CONDITION:
LIKE NEW - NEW OLD STOCK - CANTEEN WILL BE NEW AND EVERYTHING ELSE APPEAR NEW BUT MAY HAVE MINOR SHELF or STORAGE WEAR - SEE PHOTOS
NOMENCLATURE:
CANTEEN, WATER, COLLAPSIBLE, 2 QUART
NSN:
8465-00-927-7485 or SIMILAR
NOMENCLATURE 2:
COVER, WATER CANTEEN, 2 QT.
NSN 2:
8465-01-118-8173 or SIMILAR
SIZE:
2 QUART FLUID CAPACITY
MANUFACTURER:
VARIOUS PER DOD CONTRACT
COUNTRY of MFR:
MADE IN THE USA – BERRY AMENDMENT COMPLIANT
MEASUREMENTS:
TOP OF CAP TO BOTTOM OF CANTEEN:
11”
POINT TO POINT ACROSS CANTEEN:
9”
COLOR:
OD (OLIVE DRAB) GREEN
FEATURES / BENEFITS:
·
COLLAPSIBLE
·
LANYARD LOOP ATTACHED SCREW CAP
·
CAP COMPATIBLE WITH US MILITARY GAS MASK DRINKING STRAW
·
LIGHT WEIGHT WHEN EMPTY FOR EASY PACKING
·
MAKES A GREAT CAMP/FIELD PILLOW WHEN FILLED W/ WATER OR AIR
DESCRIPTION/HISTORY:
THIS MODEL OF US MILITARY CANTEEN IS KNOWN AS THE CANTEEN, WATER, COLLAPSIBLE, 2 QUART.  AFTER THE DEFICIENCIES OF THE FIRST PATTERN 2-QUART COLLAPSIBLE CANTEEN BECAME EVIDENT, THE CANTEEN, WATER, COLLAPSIBLE, 2 QUART WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER 1965 AND FUNDED IN 1967.  AFTER EVALUATION OF PROTOTYPES IN VIETNAM, THE NEW CANTEEN WAS STANDARDIZED 11 OCT 1968 AND WAS WIDELY FIELDED IN 1969. IN 1991, TROOPS SERVING IN THE GULF WAR WERE ISSUED THIS CANTEEN, IN BOTH OLIVE GREEN AND DESERT TAN.  THIS 2 QT CANTEEN REMAINED IN USE INTO THE 21ST CENTURY WHEN THE CAMELBAK CANTEEN ALTERNATIVE GRADUALLY CAME INTO GENERAL USE.