Flask Info Please?
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Hi Ivan,
I'd say Eastern Bloc defiantly, though pinning it down further from the pics is hard, the Chinese and Albanians have really similar bottles and harnesses to yours. Are there any marks on it anywhere. Take it it's aluminium? Possible to take a close up of the threads on the neck? Sorry can't be more helpful at the moment. (Thought we'd be bound to have a water bottle expert on here!)
Cheers
GB.
I'd say Eastern Bloc defiantly, though pinning it down further from the pics is hard, the Chinese and Albanians have really similar bottles and harnesses to yours. Are there any marks on it anywhere. Take it it's aluminium? Possible to take a close up of the threads on the neck? Sorry can't be more helpful at the moment. (Thought we'd be bound to have a water bottle expert on here!)
Cheers
GB.
99% sure its chinese PLA issue. Used since the 60's also saw alot of action in other eastern block communist states - I've seen them in vets VN collections in the past.
The green webbing suggests 80's+ though as the early ones i've seen had a tan cotton strap.
Fairly widely avalible in airsoft, military surplus shops in Asia and not uncommon at military fairs over here
usually appear for a tenner or so
interestingly the VC/NVA used to scrat the paint off as their interpretation of trench art
The green webbing suggests 80's+ though as the early ones i've seen had a tan cotton strap.
Fairly widely avalible in airsoft, military surplus shops in Asia and not uncommon at military fairs over here
usually appear for a tenner or so
interestingly the VC/NVA used to scrat the paint off as their interpretation of trench art
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Thanks, chaps pretty much as i thought! Yeah right, don't think it will be appearing on the Antiques Roadshow anytime soon. Well now the truth, i paid £6.00 for it and as i am a bit dissapointed it's not the rarity i thought it was, the first one of you that answered my query, i will post it to them as a gift!!
But not untill next Tuesday.
Ivan...
But not untill next Tuesday.
Ivan...
thing is with undated stuff - it could be and you might never know it - convince the right person it was a real deal ex Vietnam VC's flask that was captured by a 5 star general who later gifted it to Elvis Presley it'll be worth a mint
however my first guess would be its been sitting in a PLA army supply depot for 20 years and got shifted in the last decade when they switched to plastic and realised they could make a fortune dumping their old stuff onto the suplus market.
couldn't get PLA gear 10 years ago now the markets swamped
i have the same bottle had it many years cant even recall where i bought it but i believe it was an army surplus shop and it wasnt expensive if i get chance ill check mine out to see if there are any markings... i dont use mine now as i use a crusader type plastic one.
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