Original British Napoleonic Naval Leather Water Bucket for Sponging Cannon Barrels After Firing - circa 1800 Antique Long Guns showing the gray-blue used on

showing the gray-blue used on WWII Issue helmets

and this is the only example that we have handled

San Antonio

the decision to drop both the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions simultaneously into Normandy reduced the number of available aircraft to tow the gliders for a glider assault

This was most likely accomplished by hand

Original British Napoleonic Naval Leather Water Bucket for Sponging Cannon Barrels After Firing - circa 1800 Antique Long Guns showing the gray-blue used onOriginal Items: One of a Kind. Here we have a most attractive Napoleonic Georgian era British naval leather water bucket for "sponging" out the bores of cannons after firing. This was necessary to make sure that any burning remnants embers were extinguished prior to reloading the cannon for the next round. It features lovely leather with copper rivet construction, measuring 11" inches tall and 9" across the brim. Beautifully painted with a G R on