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M1874 CANTEEN w/ CHAMBERS SLING – UNIT ID’d TO THE
5TH REGIMENT: One of the harder to
find early conversions of the Civil War canteens for use
during the Indian Wars, this M1874 US Army Canteen
features a canvas cover and the Chambers Cloth Sling
with the brass adjustment buckle. During the
conversion, the lower sling keeper was removed, the
canteen was recovered with the brown canvas cover, the
Chambers Sling was fed through the upper sling keepers
and sewn to the cover, and the CW period iron chain that
retained the stopper has been replaced with a brass
chain and brass ring around the spout. The canvas
covered is stenciled on one side “5 L” and on the other
side “65” for 5th Regiment, Company L, Number
65. This configuration would have been used by both the
Cavalry and the Infantry during its period of issue.
The cover is stained from use, but is free of holes and
tears, the seam is complete and intact, and the sling,
complete with the brass adjustment buckle, is in
particularly nice condition. The cork stopper is in
excellent condition. These early canteens are scarce
due to the use they received and finding one in this
complete condition that shows evidence of actual issue
and use is unusual. (111604) $295
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