M1878 Sky Blue US Army Canteen DFC Awarded-Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS:

DFC Awarded-Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Philip L

Korean War

the shoulderbaords are Luftwaffe Blue beneath on the underside having been made from LW Material

the Ribbon bar is added but everything else on the uniform is entirely original and period applied

The badge is entirely original to the cap and that can be seen with the lack of fading beneath the patch

M1878 Sky Blue US Army Canteen DFC Awarded-Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS:Produced in 1878 at the New York Deport. the Sky Blue Canteens are very hard to find and are one of the few datable examples to the indian wars and expansion westward which did not carry over to the Spanish American War like the rest of the 1878 Canteens without original paint. the cork is replaced as well as the retention nut and chain but the cap is original. the strap is an older replacement