Original British Napoleonic Era Wooden Canteen Marked to 7th Regiment of Foot - Circa 1810 P-1853 Enfield making this a variation we

making this a variation we have not encountered before

the top cover still opens

58614  (TBV) 1941

this bell is cast in Brass marked U

Airborne Infantry Parachute Cap Patch: This is a beautiful

Original British Napoleonic Era Wooden Canteen Marked to 7th Regiment of Foot - Circa 1810 P-1853 Enfield making this a variation weOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Prior to 1810, a British artisan inventory had developed a system of machinery by which he could cut and form all of the component pieces of wood, as well as assemble them into finished canteens, thereby cutting the time and expense of hand coopering, as such had previously been made. The mass produced water bottles were made with oak faces or sides, with flat staves cut and inlet with grooves, allowing them to function