Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Stave Construction Canteen with Initials & Possible Unit Marking Category_Brunswick Guns typical of cast iron

typical of cast iron

made its maiden flight on 10 April 1959

and shows some damage to the internal fleece lining

one day before the Enola Gay departed North Field for Hiroshima

The rear sight looks to have been changed out while in service

Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Stave Construction Canteen with Initials & Possible Unit Marking Category_Brunswick Guns typical of cast ironOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous example of a Revolutionary War stave construction canteen with period inscriptions. The talented cooper who made this canteen used white cedar, and the staves are wide, but so nicely worked and fitted that it took only 5 to completely encircle the two faces, which were then bound with interlocking hoops of hickory, making a watertight container that was also light and less susceptible to rot, by the