Original U.S. Pre WWI US Army M-1903 Canteen With Rock Island Arsenal 1914 Dated Cover - Rare M-1907 Variation German Edged Weapons Near present-day Miles City

Near present-day Miles City

Markings vary from: "23"

Overall Length: 12”

The lower ball is correct shaped and not crushed despite the weaker nickel alloy used in early models (later ones used steel)

but has a nice edge only a few nicks and no major dage

Original U.S. Pre WWI US Army M-1903 Canteen With Rock Island Arsenal 1914 Dated Cover - Rare M-1907 Variation German Edged Weapons Near present-day Miles CityOriginal Item: Only One Available. Stocks of Civil War period canteens were exhausted by the end of the Spanish American War and the bodies for the 1878 canteen were being newly manufactured. In 1902, a modification was made to the canteen body by the addition of a convex depression on the backside so that it would fit more snuggly against the wearer. In addition the leather canteen sling was eliminated and the haversack sling became the universal