MILITARY SURPLUS Australian Military Ex Issue Wool Bottle Cover

8465-66-024-1074 - Canteen Wollen Cover

These covers were a solution to a transitional problem - i.e. the Australian army had more plastic 1qt canteens in the early to mid 1960s than they had Australian or US M1956 canteen covers. They did have a surplus of WWII-era Pattern 37 water bottle carriers, so in order to equip tens of thousands of National Servicemen, these wool covers were used to insulate the new plastic canteens while they were carried in the old school 37 Patt carriers.

Please note: as these are military surplus there may be some colour, quality and style variation to the image shown.