Original French WWI Model 1877 Canteen With Factory Made Cover in Horizon Blue with “Leftover” Material and Shoulder Strap With Tinned Cup - Bidon Water Jacket Assembly After the Operation Torch landings

After the Operation Torch landings in the Vichy French territories of Morocco and Algeria (November 1942) British

The attachment was fairly complicated: the carbine was carried inverted

Fighting in swamps

The carbine measures a very compact 35 1/4 inches long

The solder that held the fitting on can still be seen

Original French WWI Model 1877 Canteen With Factory Made Cover in Horizon Blue with “Leftover” Material and Shoulder Strap With Tinned Cup - Bidon Water Jacket Assembly After the Operation Torch landingsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a "horizon blue" canvas covered Model 1877 French 2 liter canteen, complete with the original cover and full length leather shoulder strap. Due to material shortages during WWI, every last piece of fabric had to be used, resulting in these "patchwork" type covers. Amazingly, the cork stopper is mostly present and the original cup. Overall condition of the canteen and cover is good. The