Hello,
I've been reading O'Donnell's "Us Army & Militia Canteens 1775-1910"...so naturally I've been looking at problems with the reproductions we are using.
Can one (or two) of the members who own an original CW period manufacture (US M1857+) canteen do a simple measurement for me - The largest diameter from edge seam to edge seam. Smooth or "bulls-eye" doesn't matter.
All my repops (for some reason I have 3) measure around 8 1/2" and hold under the regulation 3 pints (all 3 hold around 5 1/4 cups or so).
Back in the late 70s I used an original (at the time cheap enough for a 13/14 y.o kid with a little money) but sold it years ago. SkilletLicker carried some repops which were closer in size to the original but, unfortunately, the spout was wrong - in some ways wish I kept the one I had.
Anyway, Thank you in advance for your assistance.
I've been reading O'Donnell's "Us Army & Militia Canteens 1775-1910"...so naturally I've been looking at problems with the reproductions we are using.
Can one (or two) of the members who own an original CW period manufacture (US M1857+) canteen do a simple measurement for me - The largest diameter from edge seam to edge seam. Smooth or "bulls-eye" doesn't matter.
All my repops (for some reason I have 3) measure around 8 1/2" and hold under the regulation 3 pints (all 3 hold around 5 1/4 cups or so).
Back in the late 70s I used an original (at the time cheap enough for a 13/14 y.o kid with a little money) but sold it years ago. SkilletLicker carried some repops which were closer in size to the original but, unfortunately, the spout was wrong - in some ways wish I kept the one I had.
Anyway, Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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