Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Cheesebox Canteen Marked New York in Tacks Brunswick Parts The hinge screw can be

The hinge screw can be removed without the aid of a turnscrew

The overall condition is quite nice with a level of wear consistent with service use

A convex brass cap covers the eye on the top

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Original U.S. American Revolutionary War Cheesebox Canteen Marked New York in Tacks Brunswick Parts The hinge screw can beOriginal Item. Only One Available. While the Continental Forces certainly preferred lightweight tin water vessels like those carried by the British soldier, stocks of that metal dried up even before the Revolution was a year old as the British blockade of American seaports tightened. By the spring of 1776, with the summer campaign ahead, the availability of canteens of any kind was essentially gone and Congress turned to the production of wooden