Original U.S. WWII M-1943 Experimental Collapsible 2 QT Canteen - Cover and Bladder - RARE Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles are both really well made

are both really well made almost certainly in England around 1870 and each bears the typical Museum Number scratched into white out from the time they were in a Regimental Museum

The Bore shows lands and grooves

leaving an excellent research opportunity

meant to be placed in a gun turret as the tank's primary armament

We forgot that that the purchase contained more than just the tunic

Original U.S. WWII M-1943 Experimental Collapsible 2 QT Canteen - Cover and Bladder - RARE Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles are both really well madeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Experience in North Africa led the US Army to begin trials to update the field uniform. The resulting M 1943 experimental uniform saw many items adopted for service, including the M 43 field jacket and the classic M 43 double buckle combat boots. An interesting design that fell just short was the M 1943 2 Quart collapsible canteen, the forerunner of the bladder canteens of Vietnam. The M 43 was never fully