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

was fought between the United States and Japan during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign of World War II

Probably a gift from a wealthy graduate

Meine Ehre heißt Treue (My honor is loyalty) is crisp

nice brown bakelite grips intact and a working locking button

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