Water Bottle (canteen) webbing harness for 1908 Pattern equipment. The second issue of the W.E. Patt. '08 Carrier, water bottle, was introduced with List of Changes entry L. of C. §15048, dated 22nd November 1909. This List of Changes entry specified minor modifications to just about every item in the W.E. Patt. '08, based the experience gained in its first year in service. In the case of the Water bottle carrier, the vee-shaped strap was replaced by a single one, and the method of attaching it to the Haversack, when carried on the back, was changed. The fastener crown on the rear strap was omitted. Instead, the rear strap was not sewn to the horizontal, but was allowed to pass freely through a loop in it. To fit the second issue Water bottle carrier to the second issue Haversack, the lengthened strap is threaded through a loop sewn to the flap of the Haversack, passed back through the rear horizontal strap on the Carrier, then passed over the top of the Haversack and attached to the upright buckle in the center.