I have had my mug for years and always believed it to be Austrian. However, whenever i have come across them online they have always been attributed to any other country but Austria. As a consequence i now have two different lids that don't fit because they are not for an Austrian mug. So still assuming this is of said origin, does anyone know where i can purchase a lid or know of someone who makes them please?
Is my mug the Austrian issue one?
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I don't own it, but in the first view it looks like the Austrian one, isn't it?
That's an Austrian shop who tells us that the mug he sells is Austrian army issue. (Bundesheer)
I think although Austria has a general conscription army there are compared to the US mug relatively few of these mugs. That's why I don't expect an aftermarket maker and I don't think that there is an issued one, as usual.
I am relatively well informed about what's offered at the market as I speak fluently German, French and English and spend quite a lot of time in bushcraft forums and on internet military surplus shop sites. And I spend my time with this hobby since decades and had a look in a lot of real surplus shops. I never have seen a lid for the Austrian mug.
There are a lot of videos at YouTube how to make such a lid from an aluminium plate.
I didn't do that myself but it looks pretty easy.
That's an Austrian shop who tells us that the mug he sells is Austrian army issue. (Bundesheer)
I think although Austria has a general conscription army there are compared to the US mug relatively few of these mugs. That's why I don't expect an aftermarket maker and I don't think that there is an issued one, as usual.
I am relatively well informed about what's offered at the market as I speak fluently German, French and English and spend quite a lot of time in bushcraft forums and on internet military surplus shop sites. And I spend my time with this hobby since decades and had a look in a lot of real surplus shops. I never have seen a lid for the Austrian mug.
There are a lot of videos at YouTube how to make such a lid from an aluminium plate.
I didn't do that myself but it looks pretty easy.
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By the way:
Bundesheer field bottle aluminium, as good as new, and new old stock bottle pouch M75 they offer here for 20 €. Obviously the price is meant for the Austrian/German market, but I know that they delivered to France too, for example, and they surely speak English.
army-warehouse.com
Bundesheer field bottle aluminium, as good as new, and new old stock bottle pouch M75 they offer here for 20 €. Obviously the price is meant for the Austrian/German market, but I know that they delivered to France too, for example, and they surely speak English.
Bundesheer Feldflasche ALU gebraucht + M75 Hülle oliv neu - Army-Warehouse GmbH
BH Feldflasche ALU (1 Liter) mit Hülle (2 Clips für Gürtelbefestigung) Farbe: oliv
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