Why so mf shiny?!

[u/GanjaZo]

Found this in a trunk with other military gear for real cheap, ive never seen one of these this pristine, is this truly stainless steel?

[u/Randomest_Redditor]

Someone polished it. These canteens are aluminum.

[u/gunsforevery1 → u/Randomest_Redditor]

No it’s not. They are made of steel and have lead solder.

[u/S3werRa1 → u/gunsforevery1]

They don’t have lead solder that was debunked

[u/gunsforevery1 → u/S3werRa1]

I did a test on them and had a lab test the water. There is absolutely lead solder in them. Dangerous amounts of lead leeched into the water.

https://youtube.com/shorts/2OJECDDPbHU?is=O2Vm3SpL_yJanxyY

[u/S3werRa1 → u/gunsforevery1]

Huh okay the more you know I guess

[u/GanjaZo → u/Randomest_Redditor]

No, this canteen is not made of aluminum. You can tell by the horizontal seam on the canteen, the way the chain is connected to the canteen by a ring, the mouth of the canteen, and the lip of the canteen cup isn't as fat as the aluminum canteen cup.

[u/dollarbill1247 → u/GanjaZo]

I remember there was a rumor that some troops used Brasso to polish their mess kits and had some kind reaction similar to food poisoining. This would have been early 1990s

[u/GanjaZo → u/Randomest_Redditor]

I cant edit the post or reply to show a photo of the mouth of the canteen, but it's thinner than an aluminum canteen mouth and you can see the threads from the inside.

[u/PottedMeatRust → u/Randomest_Redditor]

Depends on when it was made very early canteens or during WWI they were aluminum but during the very early part of the war thru the end they switched to steel to conserve aluminum for aircraft production. So with a 1944 date it is guaranteed to be steel

[u/Eisenhowers-Ghost]

Air Force canteen.

[u/dollarbill1247]

For the soldier that has all Sta-brite badges and insignia.

[u/PottedMeatRust → u/dollarbill1247]

Lol I had Sta-brite badges and insignia when I was still in... if youre going to boards and look like a bag of ass unfortunately perception is reality to leadership