Original U.S. Indian Wars Early Type 2 1874 Canteen with Cover & Integrated Carrying Strap - Civil War Canteen Updated in Depot - Extremely Rare US Civil War The middle band is present

The middle band is present with an intact band spring

They are both marked nicely as follows:

used by the Officer of the Deck aboard US Naval ships during WWII

showing its original production date of 1874 on the right hand side of the receiver

Belgian Order of the Crown

Original U.S. Indian Wars Early Type 2 1874 Canteen with Cover & Integrated Carrying Strap - Civil War Canteen Updated in Depot - Extremely Rare US Civil War The middle band is presentOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a rare example of an early Indian War Period M 1874 Canteen with original cotton web sling. Very few of these canteens were initially made, and even fewer survived. This should not be confused with the far more common Model 1878 Canteens. Which saw service into the Spanish American War. These early Model 1874 Canteens started life as surplus Civil War Model 1858 "smooth side pattern canteens, which were then