robinb Posted May 29, 2021 Share #1 Posted May 29, 2021 Made or sold by Scoban Co of New York. Named to Capt. Charles Cripps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6th.MG.BN Posted May 29, 2021 Share #2 Posted May 29, 2021 Very cool looking cover. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warguy Posted May 29, 2021 Share #3 Posted May 29, 2021 Now that is not something you see everyday. Wonder what the thinking was as water and leather don’t go good together! Neat piece though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jprostak Posted June 1, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 1, 2021 Capt. Charles Cripps HQ 1st Div. WWI I do some more digging around on Ancestry later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jprostak Posted June 1, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 1, 2021 Looks like this guy was a lifer in the Army with service from the Span AM to the end of WWI. More to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share #6 Posted June 1, 2021 Wow! Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinO Posted June 7, 2021 Share #7 Posted June 7, 2021 He was 1st BN Adjutant at the beginning of the war, transferred to Supply Company as a 1st Lt in April 1918, promoted to Captain and served as the Division Personnel Officer at the end of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitana Posted June 25, 2021 Share #8 Posted June 25, 2021 That canteen cover is really cool. I wonder how it came to be. I assume it's a private purchase, but I can't imagine many were made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitana Posted June 25, 2021 Share #9 Posted June 25, 2021 A quick search came up with this from The Clothier and Furnisher magazine, June 1918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted June 25, 2021 Great info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted July 16, 2021 Added the canteen to one of my Sam Brown belt sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted July 16, 2021 Share #12 Posted July 16, 2021 That is an awesome rig!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted July 16, 2021 Share #13 Posted July 16, 2021 Great find, when I saw this thread title it had me thinking about the other leather cover you have posted in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinb Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted July 16, 2021 Good memory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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