Original U.S. WWII Rare M1942 Black Porcelain Enamel Canteen and Cup - Dated 1942 U.S. Uniforms and brass mounted leather scabbard

and brass mounted leather scabbard 40" overall length

Original Item:  Aiming lamps were developed at the end of the Great War in response to requests from the trenches for a means of directing fire at night

to aid United Nations forces in Korea

all our other had wooden butts

Original U.S. WWII Rare M1942 Black Porcelain Enamel Canteen and Cup - Dated 1942 U.S. Uniforms and brass mounted leather scabbardOriginal Item: Only One Available. Early in World War II, aluminum was urgently needed for aircraft. Therefore, in 1942 stainless steel canteens were substituted for aluminum and alternative materials were investigated, such as plastic for canteens. Another idea for conserving the most valuable metals was to use a lower quality metal with a porcelain enameled coating. The result was this, the M1942 Black Porcelain Enamel Canteen. Unfortunately this