Description
A Reproduction of the 1936 pattern Finnish field bottle cover strap. This strap is meant to be used with the m/36 field bottle and the 1936 pattern field bottle cover.
This early type of strap and cover were used throughout WW2, but were substituted in production after the Winter War with the simplified 1940 pattern strap and cover.
The material is 2 mm thick medium brown cowhide. It is handstitched with white waxed linen thread. There is a steel spring hook for fastening the bottle to the bread bag.
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
