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Mallow Man
26-10-2004, 18:41
Does anyone know where I can get a stainless steel Swedish Army messkit in the UK?

Like the photo (part way down) in this link

http://www.bushcraftuk.net/community/showthread.php?t=3359

Mallow Man

tomtom
26-10-2004, 18:45
do you mean the one next to the woodlore sleeping bag.. because that is the only thing i can see to fit the description.. this is not a messkit though.. its a swedish army trangia, and i think i am right in saying it is not stainless, its aluminum.
and you can get them here (http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr521.html)

leon-1
26-10-2004, 19:08
Don't know of anywhere in the UK, but you may want to try this (http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=084655&Category_Code=116), as you can see it is not the complete kit (or at least by the looks of it), but you may be able to mix and match. :wink:

hootchi
26-10-2004, 19:20
i think i am right in saying it is not stainless, its aluminum.[/URL]
yeah i think so too. the ones on that site anyway

Martyn
26-10-2004, 22:07
I think he means the one in this pic...
http://www.britishblades.com/pics/bag2.jpg

...and yep, it most definitely is stainless steel. :D

hootchi
26-10-2004, 22:16
Oh right sorry about that. are the ones on the website below aluminium or s/steel?

Martyn
26-10-2004, 22:21
Do you mean this (http://www.majorsurplusnsurvival.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=084655&Category_Code=116) link? The picture is definitely a stainless steel kit (they only have one ring around the top, alu kits have two rings) ...and the site says that they are stainless steel, so I would say yes, stainless steel.

But....


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Martyn
26-10-2004, 22:29
Stainless on the left, alu on the right....

http://www.britishblades.com/pics/ssteel.jpg

Hope that helps with ID of these.

Viking
26-10-2004, 22:41
Stainless on the left, alu on the right....

http://www.britishblades.com/pics/ssteel.jpg

Hope that helps with ID of these.

That hanger looks really weird Martyn...

Martyn
26-10-2004, 23:44
That hanger looks really weird Martyn...

It's pretty old I think.

Adi007
27-10-2004, 00:06
Wow! Just look at those prices too ... two for just over £6! :shock:

UK. Treasure Island or what ...

spiritofold
27-10-2004, 01:04
Aint those pots based on the German ww2 kit,i have a steel one from that time period..Looks the same... :roll:

tomtom
27-10-2004, 19:25
they are the same ones used by the swedish army in ww2, and they are not based on.. they are them.. mine was wraped in swedish newspaper from 1967 when it was packed away

Martyn
27-10-2004, 20:45
Aint those pots based on the German ww2 kit,i have a steel one from that time period..Looks the same... :roll:

No, original design - sort of. But the Polish, Finish, Swedish and German kits all look sort of similar - many are kidney shaped though (the Swedish kit is oval). The Swedish one is the best though, as it comes with it's own alcohol cooker, wind shield and pot stand.

Mallow Man
28-10-2004, 18:44
Thanks guys. Will look into it.

MM :wave: