how much water does a pattern 37 canteen hold?

Vannevar · Post by **Vannevar** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:04 pm

and how much does M1910 Canteen Mug hold? I cant find any specs around the net and would like to know which is larger. Can an M1910 clip onto a belt?

pegasus · Post by **pegasus** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:29 pm

M1910 canteen held one quart. The canteen cup held about 3 cups or a pint and a half. The P37 canteen probably held about one quart as well. I will do some more checking with my WWII buddies and get the exact measurement. I know a few guys who have them.

Cheers

pegasus · Post by **pegasus** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:13 pm

Check out this link http://www.1stairborne.com/webgear.html

It lists the water bottle as a "2 pint water bottle". I don't know if that is accurate but it sounds about right.

Vannevar · Post by **Vannevar** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 8:16 pm

pegasus wrote:Check out this link http://www.1stairborne.com/webgear.html

It lists the water bottle as a "2 pint water bottle". I don't know if that is accurate but it sounds about right.

thanks!

IndianaRedmon · Post by **IndianaRedmon** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:21 pm

The British P-37 canteen was of one quart measure.

Baggers · Post by **Baggers** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:38 pm

Yes, the water bottle that's used with the Pattern 1937 webbing set has a 2 pint (is that 1 quart?) capacity. It's the same bottle that was used with the WW1 era Pattern 1908 webbing, the only difference being that the WW1 bottles had blue enameling. It was changed to khaki (brown) with the adoption of the P37 set. The mug that was most commonly issued holds 1 pint. There was a 1/2 pint mug, but those are almost "unobtainium."

FYI, for a 1930s pre war look you'll want a white enameled metal mug with a blue rim. Brown mugs didn't start being issued until mid WW2. Jerry Lee at What Price Glory has inexpensive repros of the white ones the last time I checked.

Cheers!

Vannevar · Post by **Vannevar** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:24 pm

anybody know if http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/reenactors/index.htm
if their stuff is usable or display only?

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:46 pm

I that a US Quart or a Imperial? A US quart is 5/6 of an Imperial. In both 2 pints = 1 quart.

Baggers · Post by **Baggers** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:52 pm

Kt Templar wrote:I that a US Quart or a Imperial? A US quart is 5/6 of an Imperial. In both 2 pints = 1 quart.

Well, I was wondering the same thing when I posted earlier. But then I thought, "hey, it's a british water bottle, it has to be imperial measure, right?"

Of course, such flaultless logic as stated above has sunk me before...

I've never actually measured the volume of any of mine. A quart, is a quart, is a quart, I say. The difference couldn't possibly be more than a swig or two, could it?

Cheers!

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:03 pm

The best difference, when five pints of beer here equals six other there!

Baggers · Post by **Baggers** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:16 pm

Kt Templar wrote:The best difference, when five pints of beer here equals six other there!

I'll drink to that!

Cheers!