Canteen

Ancient Roman Canteen (1st to 2nd Century)

The canteen is a drinking vessel that is used by the military , police , paramilitary organizations, at work, when camping and when traveling .

description

Canteens are typically made of metal , wood , glass , leather , ceramic or plastic .

The canteens are mostly of a flat shape and earlier provided with a convex made of leather or felt in order to maintain the temperature of the liquid they contain longer. They also had eyelets for pulling a string or a belt through .

Canteens must be light in weight and at the same time robust against bumps and blows. They must have a simple closure, be able to hold cold and warm liquids and be easy to clean. For this reason, from the late 19th century onwards, canteens were mainly made of aluminum .

The more recent form of water transport is the drinking system consisting of a water-storing bag (water bag) with a drinking tube, which also allows drinking during the march and is used in military equipment in addition to hiking and trekking.

history

Canteen M 31 of the Federal Border Police (BGS), manufactured in 1957

Canteens were already used in ancient times and were part of the basic personal equipment of Roman legionaries, for example. In the Middle Ages they were used as a gourd (from a bottle gourd ) or pilgrim bottle, especially by pilgrims. Later the canteen became an integral part of military equipment again.

Web links

Commons : Canteens  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Canteen  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Legionnaire's equipment. In: imperium-romanum.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Canteen (mathara) with screw cap. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on March 15, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.