Cover, Canteen, USMC, X-type utility they are to be soaked

they are to be soaked in water and stretched while wet on your helmet

and the slits are typical of later dated helmet covers

with two cells  for carrying 2 magazines for the Automatic Colt Pistol

Ours are made from authentic materials which render the bill rigid yet flexible

the M1943 Field Jacket was the most widely used outer wear jacket in the 1940s/50s era

Cover, Canteen, USMC, X-type utility they are to be soakedThese are the mid WWII style US Marine canteen covers with crossing narrow flaps known as the X type. We offer these canteen covers in three shade variations all with the ubiquitous serged "Funnel Hole" on the bottom of the cover.