Original U.S. Civil War Unissued Complete Model 1858 Smooth Side Canteen With Cover and Sling French Holsters and three overseas service bars

and three overseas service bars on the left sleeve

Following the Italian victory

but we can make out M S & U Ltd 1943 on both with Broadarrow stamps

1943 and was assigned to the 406th Infantry Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel Percy Harry Stanley BARROW of the 19th Hussars fought at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882

Original U.S. Civil War Unissued Complete Model 1858 Smooth Side Canteen With Cover and Sling French Holsters and three overseas service barsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely nice, rare condition example of a complete and unissued Model 1858 Smooth Side Canteen from the American Civil War. Prior to 1858 canteens were made of wood or tin and came in a variety of forms and sizes. The two most prominent being the "barrel type" made of wood with side slats like a barrel, and the "cheesebox type" made of wood with a single wrap around side. Tin water bottles, similar to