Original British Napoleonic Era Wooden Canteen Marked to 7th Regiment of Foot - Circa 1810 Helmets The 35th Infantry Division arrived

The 35th Infantry Division arrived in England on 25 May 1944 and received further training

The top of the barrel still has the full Colt "New York" address marking:

This could be a rifle that Paul Mauser himself worked on

with yellow thread on a green base

Original British Napoleonic Era Wooden Canteen Marked to 7th Regiment of Foot - Circa 1810 Helmets The 35th Infantry Division arrivedOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Prior to 1810, a British artisan inventory had developed a system of machinery by which he could cut and form all of the component pieces of wood, as well as assemble them into finished canteens, thereby cutting the time and expense of hand coopering, as such had previously been made. The mass produced water bottles were made with oak faces or sides, with flat staves cut and inlet with grooves, allowing them to function