Original U.S. Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Era Wooden Stave Construction Contract Canteen by I. Gamber with Soldier’s Initials Spanish American War It now has a lovely

It now has a lovely smooth finish

showing very little fouling or oxidation

She remained in the Philippines until the cessation of hostilities when she sailed to Okinawa for occupation duty and then service at Bikini Atoll

however the guard is loose

At the outset of the Civil War in April 1861

Original U.S. Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Era Wooden Stave Construction Contract Canteen by I. Gamber with Soldier’s Initials Spanish American War It now has a lovelyOriginal 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