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WW1 leather canteen cover


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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! 

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Looks like this guy was a lifer in the Army with service from the Span AM to the end of WWI.  More to follow.

Cripps PA Veterans Comp AP.jpg

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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. 

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  • 3 weeks later...

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. 

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  • 3 weeks later...
RustyCanteen

Great find, when I saw this thread title it had me thinking about the other leather cover you have posted in the past.

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