Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Richmond Depot Tin Drum Canteen with Packet of Research Availability_Domestic STAINLESSN

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Just a bit of wear and oxidation from years of age and storage

The bayonet has a short double edged dagger blade of 5"

The celluloid is still mostly intact

"  These initials were placed on the inside left rim along side a two digit number denoting the metric shell size of the helmet

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Richmond Depot Tin Drum Canteen with Packet of Research Availability_Domestic STAINLESSNOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Variations of tin drum canteens were manufactured before, during and after the War, so most tin drum canteens cannot, even if they are from the mid nineteenth century, be identified specifically as Confederate. Sometimes a Confederate identified sling or a name scratched into a canteen's face can positively identify it as Confederate, but most have to be considered militia, be it Southern or Northern. There are two