Makes a good accessory for the Kitchen Truck and Medic fans.
They were a common item of issue in the 40s-60s Army.
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Many of you will have no idea what a lister bag is. Reinactors should have one to use, it makes playing soldier interesting.
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Yea! And the water tastes great!
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The Medical Officer is responsible for adding just the right amount of chlorine.
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Does the WWII era bag have cast metal spouts or plastic spouts?
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1945 GMC DUKW
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
194? Steel Ben Hur (x4) 194? Wood Ben Hur (x2)
1945 Case VAIW-3 Aircraft Tug
1943 Case VAI USAAF with Mower
1944 Clark CA-1 Airborne Dozer
1944 PE-95G, 1944 PE-99B
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
194? Steel Ben Hur (x4) 194? Wood Ben Hur (x2)
1945 Case VAIW-3 Aircraft Tug
1943 Case VAI USAAF with Mower
1944 Clark CA-1 Airborne Dozer
1944 PE-95G, 1944 PE-99B
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Lister bag
The one that I have, and believe to be WWII vintage has black plastic (almost like bakelite) spigots. The C.O. was "responsible" for the water thath he provided for his men, though as Joel indicated, this duty was often performed by a medical corpsman. I have an officers traiining manual, that goes into great detail on the purification and clarification of water used to fill the lister bag. Unlike our events, where we always use potable water, when in the field they used whatever was available, and took the steps necessary to make it fit for human consumption...
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1942 Chevy 1-1/2 ton cargo w/ winch
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1942 Chevy 1-1/2 ton cargo w/ winch
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I remember bakelite type material, and believe the bag was WWII vintage. The bag was hung before filling, they are the size of a body pinching bag. We tried to use clean water, but the chlorine was always added. Who the hell knows what crawled into the bag between fillings.
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