Military flask of the USSR. Flask for water. Soldier's flask. Vintage.

Description

Flask (the reverse of "flask", from German. Flasche through Polish. Flaszka) is a flat or oval bottle, usually metal with a screw cap. In some cases, the plug is supplied with a nipple that allows you to drink from it without opening the plug. For example, the plug from the GP-7 gas mask kit allows you to drink from a standard army flask through a tube without removing the gas mask.
Flasks are often supplied with a cloth cover or carrying strap. (A case moistened with water allows the flask to cool somewhat.) Wooden flasks were made for the Wehrmacht soldiers in North Africa, who often received two at a time.
The Russian Imperial Army used individual flasks made of steel (tin) or glass in accordance with special requirements approved by orders. In 1802, tin containers for carrying water were called water flasks and were worn tied to cylindrical knapsacks.
Glass jar, painted with black oil paint and worn on a belt over the right shoulder on the left side behind the thigh (since 1862).
Since 1899, the army has used one-piece aluminum water-bearing flasks with a cork stopper in a cloth case. Samples of flasks were subject to special flex tests.
In the Russian Armed Forces (and before that - the USSR), individual flasks are used for drinking in the field and belong to the property of the food service.
In the Russian Airborne Forces (formerly in the USSR), the flask is inserted into the bowler hat, forming a set with it. In the first samples of the kit, the flask was made with a rolled flange. In 1989, the shape of the flask was changed. The size of the entire set in assembled form: 182 × 160 × 90 mm, elements are made of food grade aluminum. The volume of the flask is 1 liter with a weight of 220 g.