oddballaffliction
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- Oct 15, 2017
Hi all!
Purchased much of a very good collection from an avid collector in my area. He was a well respected lawyer, and had collected some very nice items through the years. In one of the boxes I purchased, it included this canteen. I suspect it is fake because I know how rare this style of canteen is, but neither the known authentic, and subsequently the known reproductions, have the CS on just one side. The size is also closer to the known originals than the reproductions. I know that sometimes even avid collectors get duped and perhaps this was the case with him, so before I let my son play pretend with it, I would like some opinions!
Purchased much of a very good collection from an avid collector in my area. He was a well respected lawyer, and had collected some very nice items through the years. In one of the boxes I purchased, it included this canteen. I suspect it is fake because I know how rare this style of canteen is, but neither the known authentic, and subsequently the known reproductions, have the CS on just one side. The size is also closer to the known originals than the reproductions. I know that sometimes even avid collectors get duped and perhaps this was the case with him, so before I let my son play pretend with it, I would like some opinions!