About this detail of the Tiger
German soldiers were provided with distinctive water bottles with cups attached by straps. The cups had folding handles. For each crew member of a tank, there was a stowage point for a water bottle. Since the bottle had a clip, the stowage point consisted simply of a small loop.
This is an example in Tiger #2500122 [1] . The loop is U-shaped, and welded at its ends to a small metal rectangle 50mm x 25mm. The rectangle is welded to the wall or, as in this case, to metal strips that hold it close to the wall.
In the final Tigers, as seen in the 'Saumur' vehicle [5] [6] , there are no stowage points for water bottles in the turret. Presumably the bottles are stowed loose behind the coaming on the turret ring .
[1] Survey of Tiger 250122, at Bovington museum, by David Byrden
[2] Survey of Tiger 250031, by Stephan Vogt
[5] Survey of vehicle 251114, at Saumur, by Jean-Charles Breucque