Original U.S. Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Era Wooden Stave Construction Contract Canteen by I. Gamber with Soldier’s Initials Accessories and the leather sweatband bears

and the leather sweatband bears a maker and size label near the back

the prisoners were unloaded at Limburg and marched through the gates of Stalag 12A

A wrench is included for installation

which is not uncommon to see because these machetes

The blade does show some use an cleaning

Original U.S. Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Era Wooden Stave Construction Contract Canteen by I. Gamber with Soldier’s Initials Accessories and the leather sweatband bearsOriginal Item. One of a Kind. 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 canteens