Civil War Canteen?

[Specster]

From the pictures I am seeing the canteen looks true to period. Light brown canvass cover, in medium letters at the top (spout end) the letters NCS below that in larger letters U.S., under that the number 7, somewhere in between in size.Expired Image Removed

 

[TinCan]

UH.......I'm not seein any picture

 

[Specster]

UH.......I'm not seein any picture

Im have been having some problem w/ pics but I have this at least..

 

[Specster]

 

[Jobe Holiday]

The canteen you have shown was originally a Civil War canteen. It has been recovered and reissued anywhere between the 1870's and early 1900's. In the conversion process the original Civil War bottom strap loop is either removed or smashed flat (I have seen both methods) so as to leave only 2 strap loops for the new model leather canteen strap. The original cover is then removed and replaced with a heavy grey felt liner with a canvas outer covering. You will find these with a multitude of US and State markings. In the early-1960's Bannerman's sold these in burlap bags of 10 canteens for $20.
J.

 

[Specster]

The canteen you have shown was originally a Civil War canteen. It has been recovered and reissued anywhere between the 1870's and early 1900's. In the conversion process the original Civil War bottom strap loop is either removed or smashed flat (I have seen both methods) so as to leave only 2 strap loops for the new model leather canteen strap. The original cover is then removed and replaced with a heavy grey felt liner with a canvas outer covering. You will find these with a multitude of US and State markings. In the early-1960's Bannerman's sold these in burlap bags of 10 canteens for $20.
J.

Thank u for your insight. They would not be considered civil war issue? So even today, they are very low value? I imagine the alterations would ruin the historic value...

 

[Jobe Holiday]

They have a different value than an unaltered Civil War canteen, but as for historic value....these were the very canteens carried by units such as Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders! They also served through out the Indian Wars and every other conflict the US was involved in until they were slowly replaced by the US Model 1910 canteen with cup,
J.

 

[Specster]

They have a different value than an unaltered Civil War canteen, but as for historic value....these were the very canteens carried by units such as Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders! They also served through out the Indian Wars and every other conflict the US was involved in until they were slowly replaced by the US Model 1910 canteen with cup,
J.

This was at an auction and the preview period was so short - about 24 hours, that I had a hard time doing my due diligence w/ any degree of certainty. I did some internet searches but was not coming up with much in terms of the marking and period. It looked a little too clean to be 150 or more years old. AS it happened I really wanted a German WW2 medical hewer as my 1st choice. A hewer is basically a saw for supposedly cutting limbs (I doubt they still did that in the field in the 1930s) with both the nazi and red cross symbols on it - kind of a contradiction. I bid high on that and lost. There was a M1841 (boyonet/saber) w/scabbard and harness and i lost on that bid - i did not chase it aggressively.

I really wanted the canteen and I lost out - I was not aggresive enough.

Last there was a brass gun powder flask with a federal eagle on both side. The auction started at 6 and I got there at 615 and it was gone. Dissapointing night.