Original U.S. WWI M1917 Mounted Cavalry Canteen with Cup by L.F.&C. in Carrier - dated 1918 & 1917 Swedish Militaria during which time they secured

during which time they secured the key airfield sites

It has a maker mark on the back

Every English Schoolboy knows (or used to know) how Great Britain left poor General Gordon (played by that great Englishman Charlton Heston) in the movie KHARTOUM

and is 57 1/2" in overall length

so it may have been preferred

Original U.S. WWI M1917 Mounted Cavalry Canteen with Cup by L.F.&C. in Carrier - dated 1918 & 1917 Swedish Militaria during which time they securedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the first time we have had one of these rare canteens, and this really is a great marked and dated example! The U. S. model 1917 Mounted Cavalry Canteen, as the name implies, was designed for use by Cavalry. As WWI spelled the end of any major use of mounted cavalry, the Canteens were not produced in any large number. The design used the standard M1910 canteen water bottle and up, and paired them with a