Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Cheesebox Canteen with Original Blue Paint & Intact Leather Straps French Holsters During World War II the

During World War II the production of the M1 helmet began in June 1941 and ceased in September 1945

and the longer side missing most of it's length

The machines were set to march to 6

so loss was somewhat common

Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Cheesebox Canteen with Original Blue Paint & Intact Leather Straps French Holsters During World War II theOriginal Item. Only One Available. 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