Original U.S. Indian Wars Unit-Marked Early Type 2 1874 Canteen with Cover & Integrated Carrying Strap - Civil War Canteen Updated in Depot - Extremely Rare Napoleonic The interior of the helmet

The interior of the helmet still has an original steel band M31 leather liner with all 8 of its fingers intact

however there are also areas of corrosion

but escaped arriving back at Milazzo on the 14th

1979 Edition on page 1143

Original U.S. Indian Wars Unit-Marked Early Type 2 1874 Canteen with Cover & Integrated Carrying Strap - Civil War Canteen Updated in Depot - Extremely Rare Napoleonic The interior of the helmetOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a rare example of an early Indian War Period M 1874 Canteen with original cotton web sling. Very few of these canteens were initially made, and even fewer survived. This should not be confused with the far more common Model 1878 Canteens. Which saw service into the Spanish American War. These early Model 1874 Canteens started life as surplus Civil War Model 1858 "smooth side pattern canteens, which were then