Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Scarce Leather-Covered Glass Water Bottle Used as Canteen Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and they sat out the

and they sat out the remainder of the war at Limburg

it is marked on the blade ricasso with serial number 41847

There is a bit of rust staining and wear from storage

indicating manufacture by H

5"Inseam: 23"

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Era Scarce Leather-Covered Glass Water Bottle Used as Canteen Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts and they sat out theOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an extraordinarily scarce Revolutionary War era leather covered glass bottle used as a canteen during the war. In May 1776, George Washington bought a pair of leather covered canteens from a Philadelphia merchant for his use. A similar version is shown in U. S. Army & Militia Canteens 1775 1910 by Mike ODonnell, Figure #004. This consists of a 6 x 10 flask shaped canteen being a hand blown heavy weight bottle with