M1878 Sky Blue US Army Canteen Made from silk and machine

Made from silk and machine embroidered

he led his flight in a carefully planned and deftly executed dive-bombing attack

the Ribbon bar is added but everything else on the uniform is entirely original and period applied

DFC Awarded-Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Philip L

McCord made shell - 227B Heatstamp

M1878 Sky Blue US Army Canteen Made from silk and machineProduced in 1878 at the New York Deport. the Sky Blue Canteens are very hard to find and are one of the few datable examples to the indian wars and expansion westward which did not carry over to the Spanish American War like the rest of the 1878 Canteens without original paint. the cork is replaced as well as the retention nut and chain but the cap is original. the strap is an older replacement