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Canteen (click on image to enlarge) |
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Jute cord use to secure the cork stopper to the side of this
reproduction canteen is similar to that which would have been seen on early
war canteens. Metal chains, as on the original below, where introduced
later in the war. |
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Details of an original mid- to
late war canteen with sky blue cover and metal chain
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Smooth side canteen with metal chain |
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The attachment of the metal chain at the neck of canteen is
unusual as typically the chain would have been attached to the loop on the
side of the canteen that the shoulder straps run though in a similar fashion
as string on the repro canteen above. This is likely a post war
modifation1 |
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Cork stopper and chain. The use of the metal chain is
usually an indication
that the canteen is mid- to later issue. Stoppers on canteens issued
early war where attached with a cord make of jute or other similar material. |
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Detail of seam stitching |
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From the collection of
The Union Drummer Boy
Photo by Bob Clayton
1 - Union Canteens by Frederick C. Gaede,
American Civil War May 2004 |
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