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Pattern 90 Canteen, Cup and Pouch
Field Gear
US War in Afghanistan , US War in Iraq
British canteen carrier in Disruptive Pattern Material Camouflage. NSN: 8465-99-132-1556
Probably Authentic
Related: Canteen , Disruptive Pattern Material , NSN
Related Facts
Primitive canteens were sometimes made of hollowed-out gourds, such as a calabash, or were bags made of leather.
Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM) is a four-color woodland pattern and a 2, 3 and 4 color desert pattern used by British and many other nations between 1960 and the present.
National Stock Number or NATO Stock Number is a 13-digit numeric code, identifying all the 'standardized material items of supply' as they have been recognized by all NATO countries.