Description
Finnish aluminium field bottle cap. This cap fits both M/36 and M/42 field bottles.
The condition of the caps varies, they might have small scratches and wear, but they are all usable. Some of these caps have a used rubber gasket, however those might be hardened beyond being usable.
These caps might are most likely manufactured after the war. They have no stamps.
Field Bottle Instructions
For a complete M/36 field bottle, you need
If you are having troubles pulling the cover onto your bottle: soak the cover in lukewarm water (not hot) until it’s soaked throughout. Then, pull the cover on the bottle and lace it up. Let the cover dry in room temperature.
How to correctly use the field bottle cap bolt set
- Put the field bottle cap gasket inside the cap
- Push the bolt through the holes on the gasket and cap from the inside of the cap
- Tighten the bolt to the cap with one nut
- Put the bolt through the rivet hole of the field bottle cover strap
- Screw the second nut on to the bolt
- Screw the end cap to the bolt as far as it goes
- Tighten the second nut back towards the end cap to hold it still
- The field bottle cover strap should be free to rotate around the bolt
