Original British Napoleonic Era Wooden Canteen Marked to 7th Regiment of Foot - Circa 1810 P-1853 Enfield the top cover still opens

the top cover still opens

making this a variation we have not encountered before

The head for the club is shaped like a tejolote (ancient hand-held grinding tool) with an upper 44 mm diameter and a lower 38 mm diameter

Observers there had a blow-by-blow description of our men venturing into enemy territory for the first time

Complete with the rare socket bayonet and even rarer cleaning rod

Original British Napoleonic Era Wooden Canteen Marked to 7th Regiment of Foot - Circa 1810 P-1853 Enfield the top cover still opensOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Prior to 1810, a British artisan inventory had developed a system of machinery by which he could cut and form all of the component pieces of wood, as well as assemble them into finished canteens, thereby cutting the time and expense of hand coopering, as such had previously been made. The mass produced water bottles were made with oak faces or sides, with flat staves cut and inlet with grooves, allowing them to function