Description
A Reproduction of the 1940 pattern Finnish field bottle cover strap. This strap is meant to be used with the m/36 field bottle and the 1940 pattern field bottle cover.
This type of simplified strap and cover were introduced after the Winter War and were used all the way through the rest of WW2.
The material is 1.5 – 3 mm thick cowhide. The strap is constructed with steel rivets. There is a steel spring hook for fastening the bottle to the bread bag.
There is variation in the leather colors on these. Your chosen leather color is an approximation. See photos for some of the variation. We use scrap leather for these, as was done during the war, so there is a lot of variation.
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
