Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Stave Construction Canteen with Initials & Possible Unit Marking Manufacture Type_Original Items the center being larger

the center being larger

The breech arrangement is strong and simple

both friendly and hostile

indicating the lowest NCO rank of Unteroffizier (Sergeant)

DOLLAND of LONDON started business when father and son

Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Stave Construction Canteen with Initials & Possible Unit Marking Manufacture Type_Original Items the center being largerOriginal 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