Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Scarce Leather-Covered Glass Water Bottle Used as Canteen Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts a new type of fascia

a new type of fascia was used

The second line has a character we do not recognize

This is truly neat

it is marked on the blade ricasso with serial number 41847

5"Inseam: 23"

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Scarce Leather-Covered Glass Water Bottle Used as Canteen Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts a new type of fasciaOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an extraordinarily scarce Revolutionary War era leather covered glass bottle used as a canteen during the war. In May 1776, George Washington bought a pair of leather covered canteens from a Philadelphia merchant for his use. A similar version is shown in U. S. Army & Militia Canteens 1775 1910 by Mike ODonnell, Figure #004. This consists of a 6 x 10 flask shaped canteen being a hand blown heavy weight bottle with