"The flags flutter and snap, the sunlight flashes from the officer's swords, low words of command are heard, and thus in perfect order, this gallant array of gallant men marches straight down into the valley of Death!" Randolph Abbott Shotwell, 8th Virginia Infantry, describing Pickett's Charge.
*ON SALE! Canteen ~ Union Model 1858 Bullseye (Maker Marked!)
Item #: 444
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WAS $245.00 ~ NOW $198.00! This MODEL 1858ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR U.S. BULLSEYE CANTEEN is marked on the pewter spout "Dorff * Albert" though several letters are not very clear. From the Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers 1785 -1915 by Bazelon & McGuinn. "Albert Dorff - Philadelphia. Had an army contract dated 1859 for 15,000 tin canteens with stoppers. Listed from 1861 to 1865 as a tinsmith at 1528 Callowhill. He had a contract in 1864 for 75,000 tin canteens". Measures nearly 8 inches in diameter. CONDITION: Solid with uniform surface rust. Two holes near the bottom strap bracket (one on each side). The "white spot" is surface debris. (#p1818)
Shipping Weight:
2 lbs
Price: $198.00 USD 1 Available
