Original U.S. WWI M1910 Mounted Cavalry Canteen by US A.G.M. Co in Carrier by LONG - dated 1918 & 1917 - Unit Marked Manufacture Type_Original Items only achieved from decades of

only achieved from decades of use and cleaning and polishing

Also a pewter lid with the imperial lion and a glass “diamond” to the top

The shell is was stamped on the rear apron which is now a hole but we know that Quist in Esslingen

The use of bolts (solid shot) was rare and it was usually not provided in the ammunition chests

Original U.S. WWI M1910 Mounted Cavalry Canteen by US A.G.M. Co in Carrier by LONG - dated 1918 & 1917 - Unit Marked Manufacture Type_Original Items only achieved from decades ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. We have only had a few of these rare canteens, and this really is a great marked and dated example! The U. S. model 1917 Mounted Cavalry Canteen, as the name implies, was designed for use by Cavalry. As WWI spelled the end of any major use of mounted cavalry, the Canteens were not produced in any large numbers. The design used the standard M1910 canteen water bottle, and paired it with a different style carrier.