Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Richmond Depot Tin Drum Canteen with Packet of Research British Military Hats Public Law 83-508

Public Law 83-508

as used on the USN Model 95001 12 inch Signaling Searchlight

with damage from wear and cleaning the paint off after the field repaint

It is fired from the 40mm Grenade “Machine Gun” Mk 19 Mod 3

a solid frame with a screwed in barrel and the simple turn of a wing nut to release the loading lever and cylinder arbor were all significant improvements over the open topped frame and wedge-retained barrel of the Colt design

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Richmond Depot Tin Drum Canteen with Packet of Research British Military Hats Public Law 83-508Original Item. One of a Kind. Variations of tin drum canteens were manufactured before, during and after the War, so most tin drum canteens cannot, even if they are from the mid nineteenth century, be identified specifically as Confederate. Sometimes a Confederate identified sling or a name scratched into a canteen's face can positively identify it as Confederate, but most have to be considered militia, be it Southern or Northern. There are two