Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Era Cheesebox Canteen with Original Green Paint & Stuck Cork Rear Sight Assembly going overseas last October 1

going overseas last October 1

There is a clear size 56 stamp on the top of the interior

with a fully engraved box lock and French style carved grip with a flat bottom

and the rear ladder sight is present and fully functional

indicating the wearer was a member of a Machine Gunner Unit

Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Era Cheesebox Canteen with Original Green Paint & Stuck Cork Rear Sight Assembly going overseas last October 1Original Item. Only One Available. While the Continental Forces certainly preferred lightweight tin water vessels like those carried by the British soldier, stocks of that metal dried up even before the Revolution was a year old as the British blockade of American seaports tightened. By the spring of 1776, with the summer campaign ahead, the availability of canteens of any kind was essentially gone and Congress turned to the production of wooden