Original U.S. Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Era Wooden Stave Construction Contract Canteen by I. Gamber with Soldier’s Initials Spanish American War Each pack has a colored

Each pack has a colored light attached to it so that the contents could be quickly identified

showing very little fouling or oxidation

and was produced at the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry itself

It now has a lovely smooth finish

Original U.S. Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Era Wooden Stave Construction Contract Canteen by I. Gamber with Soldier’s Initials Spanish American War Each pack has a coloredOriginal Item. One of a Kind. While the Continental Forces certainly preferred lightweight tin water vessels like those carried by the British soldier, stocks of that metal dried up even before the Revolution was a year old as the British blockade of American seaports tightened. By the spring of 1776, with the summer campaign ahead, the availability of canteens of any kind was essentially gone and Congress turned to the production of wooden canteens