lol! Sorry, Blast, but c'mon -- a wide mouthed stainless steel GI style canteen that fits into the issue GI canteen cover -- now you've got to admit that's pretty cool. The stainless steel cap looks very cool too.

Refresh my memory here, guys, but didn't the old WWII GI canteens have black plastic caps? This puppy is all steel. One drawback is that I don't think you can put it inside an issue GI canteen cup. Sounds like you have to buy their cup.

I guess the only heat vulnerable item on the canteen would the gasket in the cap?

A half liter bottle like the one that started this thread doesn't really excite me, but a quart sized one to me is far more practical.

Now, not that I'm an overly cruel person by nature, but ... http://www.dhki.com/Defense/p_steelb.htm