Original French WWI Model 1877 Canteen Tagged 1924 Battlefield Pickup Relic from St. Mihiel - ID’d with Tag U.S. Machine Guns reading 昭 十 二 next

reading 昭 十 二 next to the arsenal stamp

cleaning rod is also all steel

- The Group was part of the first raid over Germany

The original regulations called for the capture or successful defense of a fortification

Original French WWI Model 1877 Canteen Tagged 1924 Battlefield Pickup Relic from St. Mihiel - ID’d with Tag U.S. Machine Guns reading 昭 十 二 nextOriginal Item: Only One Available. Model 1877 French 2 liter canteen a battlefield pick up recovered from the Battlefields of St. Mihiel, France in 1924 by Major Donald Armstrong, a U. S. Military Attache based in Paris. The Canteen is thus marked on a 1920s period tag. WWI artifacts tagged in this manner have become very hard to find in recent years. Of note, this particular canteen was modified by the original soldier whom it was issued by having