FlyingAce

Guess the year, date, & location of this photo, New Jersey

We've had an interest in historic old relics since we were kids. A buddy and I would walk (then drive, when we were old enough) around the streets the night before (Read more)

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Rare 1923 Yankee Stadium Opening Day Program & 2 Tickets to the Game - Baseball

in Baseball
7 years ago

19th Century Wood Military Canteen - Military and Wartime

in Military and Wart…
7 years ago

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Bravo on your research on this canteen, and to your family of Patriots we salute you! A great piece, more enjoyable as you know it better.
Shane, Thanks for your comments on my canteen page. My apologies as time contraints have prevented me from using this website. Any time you want to talk about canteens drop me a line at flyingace@ao...

This is called a picklehaub helmet. Check out this link for loads of info on it: http://www.kaisersbunker.com/pe/index.htm You can also check out my Facebook page for more militaria: http://www.fac...
I have a smaller similar piece of blue colored metal with a scratched inscription from Iwo Jima. It came from a WWII veteran's estate along with Japanese bullets. The metal looks like reinforced alu...

Please direct all inquiries to our Facebook site. Thank you.
Wooden canteens were usually lined with wax, some kind of fat, or animal skin/bladder so they could hold liquid. Water was known to go bad faster than spirits, so many wooden canteen users initially ...

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