Water bottles

[ron]

Hi Neil,
Many thanks for your reply, do you have a contact address for Sabre sales, also can any one out there tell me if the British covers will fit the Aust bottles ?
Regards Ron

[Neil Ashley]

Sabre Sales can be found here but as I do not own an Australian bottle I cannot comment further.

http://www.sabresales.co.uk/

[ron]

Hi Neil,
Thanks for the information on Sabre sales I have sent them an E mail, do you happen to have a pic of a English water bottle that you can post so that I can get an idea of what the cover may look like, if you dont have a pic maybe annother one of our members could be good enough to supply a pic ?
Thanks Ron

[Rob Beale]

I bought a couple of Aussie water bottle web holders some time ago, and they fit my NZ water bottles, (which may have come from anywhere in the commonwealth!)

The only other size water bottle I have seen is the Medics one which is larger and comes with a tiny metal cup.

Rob

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by ron

Hi Neil,
Thanks for the information on Sabre sales I have sent them an E mail, do you happen to have a pic of a English water bottle that you can post so that I can get an idea of what the cover may look like, if you dont have a pic maybe ann=other one of our members could be good enough to supply a pic ?
Thanks Ron

Here's a picture of the standard Commonwealth '37 Pattern water bottle. I think you'll find they are similar regardless of which country made them. The blue enamel dates from WW1 and was changed to khaki some time mid-WW2.

[ron]

Thanks Rob& Bruce for the information, I have sent off a couple of E Mails and will see how it turns out, I will report back later,
Regards Ron

[Neil Ashley]

UK production changed to green enamel in the late 1930's but many WW1 produced bottles must have seen service.

WW1 bottles also had differently constructed bottoms and no loop for the cork string.

[ron]

Hi Neil,
Thanks for the information regarding the water bottles, just goes to proove that you can always learn something, I never knew that first and second war differed,thanks for your help,
Regards Ron