Canteens

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NEW YORK DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN

NEW YORK DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN

The canteen has the cork stopper, chain, and cover. One side of the body has a shallow dent at center. All three sling keepers are present. The pewter spout has a rolled lip and is unmarked. Stopper,… (1152-90). Learn More »

CS WOOD DRUM CANTEEN WITH CARVING

CS WOOD DRUM CANTEEN WITH CARVING

The wood on this canteen has a light or “blonde” finish. The body panels are in good condition and free from cracks. They have a worn smooth surface while the side pieces are dark along the edges… (1000-558). Learn More »

$2,000.00
Originally $2,500.00

NEW YORK DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN MADE BY J. C. JOHNSON & CO UNDER CONTRACT OF FEBRUARY 5, 1865 – SLING INSPECTOR MARKED

NEW YORK DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN MADE BY J. C. JOHNSON & CO UNDER CONTRACT OF FEBRUARY 5, 1865 – SLING INSPECTOR MARKED

The canteen is complete with the sling and cork stopper and a partial cover. One side of the body has a shallow dent at center while the opposite side is good. All three sling keepers are present. The… (1205-04). Learn More »

US MODEL 1858 NEW YORK DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN

US MODEL 1858 NEW YORK DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN

The canteen body is free of dents on the obverse with a small central dent in the reverse. The body is covered in a brow wool cloth that has been stenciled on the front with the Company letter “F”… (2023-312). Learn More »

HANDCRAFTED TIN & PLASTER CANTEEN PAINTED WITH A WONDERFUL WINTER CAMP SCENE BY A GETTYSBURG VETERAN

HANDCRAFTED TIN & PLASTER CANTEEN PAINTED WITH A WONDERFUL WINTER CAMP SCENE BY A GETTYSBURG VETERAN

This framed piece of artwork was done by William H. Merkle who was a member of Companies A & B of the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The item looks to consist of a square piece of wood with a circle… (M26329). Learn More »

$750.00
Originally $1,250.00

US PATTERN 1858 SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN IDENTIFIED TO 13TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

US PATTERN 1858 SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN IDENTIFIED TO 13TH PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

The body of this canteen is covered in a very nice conditioned sky-blue cloth and is strongly stenciled on one side with “13” over “PV” done in white paint. The cover is solid with no signs of… (490-4680). Learn More »

US MODEL 1858 NY DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN WITH SLING AND COVER

US MODEL 1858 NY DEPOT SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN WITH SLING AND COVER

The body this canteen is in good used condition with only one or two very minor dents felt in the body under its brown wool cover. The canteen has two of the three sling keepers. The one that is… (490-4333). Learn More »

CONFEDERATE WOOD DRUM CANTEEN

CONFEDERATE WOOD DRUM CANTEEN

This is the classic Civil War Confederate wood canteen made with simple lathe-turned front and back faces under curved and grooved staves secured with narrow iron hoops that are in turn kept in place… (490-4172). Learn More »

VERY FINE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS JACKET ATTRIBUTED TO 9TH MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIER WOUNDED AT SPOTSYLVANIA AND LATER SERVED IN COMPANY H, 13TH VETERAN RESERVE CORPS

VERY FINE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS JACKET ATTRIBUTED TO 9TH MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIER WOUNDED AT SPOTSYLVANIA AND LATER SERVED IN COMPANY H, 13TH VETERAN RESERVE CORPS

Very fine original Veteran Reserve Corps jacket and Pattern 1858 smooth-side canteen with a verbal ID to Private Patrick Barry formerly of Company E, 9th Massachusetts Infantry wounded at Spotsylvania… (1179-177). Learn More »

GREAT LOT OF ACCOUTREMENTS ID'D TO 11TH MASSACHUSETTS BATTERY SOLDIER

GREAT LOT OF ACCOUTREMENTS ID'D TO 11TH MASSACHUSETTS BATTERY SOLDIER

This group of items all came together with two wonderful old handwritten tags testifying to the fact that they all belonged to Private James W. Pierce of the 11th Massachusetts Battery. All the items… (1179-295). Learn More »

EARLY MILITIA CANTEEN

EARLY MILITIA CANTEEN

Unusual looking trapezoidal canteen with screwcap top. The body of the canteen is made of tin and meas. approx. 4.50 inches across the bottom and 5,50 at the upper widest point. It is 7.00 inches tall… (2022-608). Learn More »

CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH DARK BLUE COVER

CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH DARK BLUE COVER

The NY Depot was a branch of the U.S. Quartermaster’s Office of Clothing and Equipage. They contracted with various dealers and makers for hundreds of thousands of canteens during the war and a… (1052-168). Learn More »

VERY NICE US MODEL 1878 CANTEEN WITH RARE CORRECT LEATHER SLING

VERY NICE US MODEL 1878 CANTEEN WITH RARE CORRECT LEATHER SLING

The body of the canteen is in excellent condition. Over the years it has retained its proper shape and is free of dents. The pewter spout is complete with the stopper chain, slightly rusted pull-ring… (380-26). Learn More »

$250.00
ON HOLD

CONFEDERATE WOOD DRUM CANTEEN FROM SAVANNAH

CONFEDERATE WOOD DRUM CANTEEN FROM SAVANNAH

These canteens were easy to make by coopers and woodworkers and were turned out all over the Confederacy, becoming the quintessential “Rebel canteen” that was essential to the southern soldier and… (480-202). Learn More »

$3,375.00
Originally $3,750.00

IDENTIFIED GROUPING OF ARTIFACTS BELONGING TO PRIVATE JABEZ B. OLES 144th NY INFANTRY AND 1st NY ENGINEERS

IDENTIFIED GROUPING OF ARTIFACTS BELONGING TO PRIVATE JABEZ B. OLES 144th NY INFANTRY AND 1st NY ENGINEERS

This grouping comes from a respected central New York collection with an identification that is verbal, but trustworthy and includes the soldier’s regulation issue canteen with his initials… (480-178). Learn More »

$2,025.00
Originally $2,250.00

CANTEEN AND CUP WITH GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN SERVICE AND BATTLE HONORS, BATTERY K 1st US LIGHT ARTILLERY: HORSE ARTILLERY!

CANTEEN AND CUP WITH GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN SERVICE AND BATTLE HONORS, BATTERY K 1st US LIGHT ARTILLERY: HORSE ARTILLERY!

These two pieces are decorated to commemorate the soldier’s service, particularly during the summer and fall of 1863. The canteen is an 1812 pattern cheesebox style with original olive drab paint,… (490-2627). Learn More »

$3,150.00
Originally $3,950.00

U.S. M1858 NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH ORIGINAL COVER

U.S. M1858 NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH ORIGINAL COVER

This is a very good example of the US Model 1858 canteen as supplied by makers to the NY Depot, a branch of the U.S. Quartermaster’s Office of Clothing and Equipage. A distinguishing feature of… (490-2886). Learn More »

VERY GOOD CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN

VERY GOOD CIVIL WAR NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN

This is a very good and complete example of the US M1858 canteen as supplied by makers to the NY Depot, a branch of the U.S. Quartermaster’s Office of Clothing and Equipage. A distinguishing feature… (1156-03). Learn More »

CONFEDERATE WOOD BULLSEYE CANTEEN!

CONFEDERATE WOOD BULLSEYE CANTEEN!

While more likely a decorative touch, you can’t help feeling the maker of this Confederate wood canteen was having a laugh at the corrugated U.S. tinned iron canteens. It is made like the standard… (2021-820). Learn More »

NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN MARKED FOR THE 22nd INDIANA

NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN MARKED FOR THE 22nd INDIANA

This is a standard M1858 smooth-sided canteen that was supplied to the New York Depot, which have the unique characteristic of using a short chain to retain the stopper rather than a string. This has… (172-5761). Learn More »


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UNION CAVALRY GENERAL WILLIAM WELLS’ FIELD BLOUSE: MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GETTYSBURG WHERE HE RODE IN THE LEAD OF FARNSWORTH’S CHARGE; BRIGADE COMMANDER UNDER CUSTER; BLOUSE ACTUALLY WORN IN ONE OF HIS PHOTOS

This coat is the epitome of a Civil War Union general’s field uniform, a blouse following the popular sack coat pattern of the period, looking somewhat like an enlisted man’s fatigue blouse and suitable for campaign wear, but with a double row of… (1179-281). Learn More »

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