GeneralCheese Posted September 12, 2013 Share #1 Posted September 12, 2013 This was a recent eBay pickup.. a rough 1915 dated eagle snap cover, and an odd canteen and cup with the name W R Lawson stamped and etched in. What do you guys think about this? The canteen cap is connected in a way that is different than all the others I have seen. You can faintly see "WRL" etched into the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted September 12, 2013 Share #2 Posted September 12, 2013 Nice find, this is the later "rimmed" version. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted September 12, 2013 What is rimmed exactly? The cup, snaps or cap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Man Posted September 12, 2013 Share #4 Posted September 12, 2013 The snaps...here is the rimless type. Philip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted September 12, 2013 Oh, thank you. When were the rims introduced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pep Posted September 12, 2013 Share #6 Posted September 12, 2013 Nice well used set. I always believed the Rimmed version of the eagle snap started in very late 1914. I have not seen a rimmed version dated 1914 though. Every 1915 cover I have encountered had rimmed snaps. Your canteen is what I refer to as the second pattern RIA welded seam version. I have found this pattern of canteen to be harder to find than the seamless AGM flat top version, though they do not command such a high price in the market yet. Pep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marchville1918 Posted September 12, 2013 Share #7 Posted September 12, 2013 I am reading the unit mark on the canteen cup as K company of the 4th Alabama (probably Inf ) National guard. If so I think they became one of the Inf regiments in the Rainbow Division). Either the 166th or 167th Inf (I'm not sure which without looking it up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B229 Posted September 13, 2013 Share #8 Posted September 13, 2013 I am reading the unit mark on the canteen cup as K company of the 4th Alabama (probably Inf ) National guard. If so I think they became one of the Inf regiments in the Rainbow Division). Either the 166th or 167th Inf (I'm not sure which without looking it up). When federalized, the 4th Alabama became the 167th Infantry, assigned to the 42d Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerstens Posted September 13, 2013 Share #9 Posted September 13, 2013 wow score! 13 bucks right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uscollector Posted December 31, 2013 Share #10 Posted December 31, 2013 According to the Illustrated Review, Fourth Alabama Infantry, United States Army, 1917, Walter R. Lawson was a 2nd Lieut. in Company K and was from Kissimee, Florida. This unit directory would have been published just before the unit became the 167th Infantry as part of the 42nd Division. I think they were called up and sent to the Mexican Border while still the 4th Alabama. They returned home and were mobilized into the 167th infantry without being released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCheese Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted January 2, 2014 Thanks for the info. This is by far the oldest piece of militaria I own, so it's always neat to learn more about the man who used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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