Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Stave Construction Canteen with Initials & Possible Unit Marking Manufacture Type_Original Items a dagger/short sword of really

a dagger/short sword of really some beauty

indicating the lowest NCO rank of Unteroffizier (Sergeant)

On one end the keg is branded with a BROAD ARROW over B

the center being larger

Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Stave Construction Canteen with Initials & Possible Unit Marking Manufacture Type_Original Items a dagger/short sword of reallyOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous example of a Revolutionary War stave construction canteen with period inscriptions. The talented cooper who made this canteen used white cedar, and the staves are wide, but so nicely worked and fitted that it took only 5 to completely encircle the two faces, which were then bound with interlocking hoops of hickory, making a watertight container that was also light and less susceptible to rot, by the