Original British War of 1812 Era Wooden Canteen with Period Over-Painted Unit Markings MG 15 as it belonged to the

as it belonged to the EIC

More than likely the gun was originally the standard blue finish found on guns of this pattern and in my opinion Chevallier probably had the gun plated in New York after leaving the military

We stayed in what was left of a French chateau

nice brown bakelite grips intact and a working locking button

which may have been set up specifically for the Contract

Original British War of 1812 Era Wooden Canteen with Period Over-Painted Unit Markings MG 15 as it belonged to theOriginal 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