Original U.S. Indian Wars Unit-Marked Early Type 2 1874 Canteen with Cover & Integrated Carrying Strap - Civil War Bullseye Canteen Updated in Depot - Extremely Rare Martini-Henry Bayonets and with just some areas

and with just some areas at the edge chipped away or covered with paint

It would be almost impossible for them to blend in with the local population

and definitely shows evidence of being dented several times

The ferrule also features raised-out oak leaf sprigs

Nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division"

Original U.S. Indian Wars Unit-Marked Early Type 2 1874 Canteen with Cover & Integrated Carrying Strap - Civil War Bullseye Canteen Updated in Depot - Extremely Rare Martini-Henry Bayonets and with just some areasOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a rare example of an early Indian War Period M 1874 Canteen with original cotton web sling. Very few of these canteens were initially made, and even fewer survived. This should not be confused with the far more common Model 1878 Canteens, which saw service into the Spanish American War. These early Model 1874 Canteens started life as surplus Civil War Model 1858 pattern canteens, which were then converted to