Original U.S. WWII 1943 Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO German Field Equipment We were told this example

We were told this example is in the book but do not know which page (a copy is on the way to us

of which this is an example

In mid-September a bridgehead was secured across the Moselle

Blade Length: 18 3/8"

and on the 18th the 5th ID was thrown in against the southern flank of the Bulge

Original U.S. WWII 1943 Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO German Field Equipment We were told this exampleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent rare example of an experimental Ethocelulose Canteen which is dated 1943 and marked AICO by the manufacturer. In an effort to manufacture a non metallic a canteen during World War Two, the US government attempted to manufacture a plastic canteen using Dow Chemical's Ethocelulose Plastic. The canteen was manufactured by several government suppliers, of which AICO was one. Canteens started to be