Original U.S. Civil War New York Depot Model 1858 Smooth Side Canteen with Sling Display Guns & Parts Sets Crown Optical Company

Crown Optical Company

Often referred to as a New Land Pistol

Short rifles were lighter and handier than rifle muskets and were preferred for use not only by Confederate infantry that functioned as skirmishers and sharpshooters

To record the pilot’s actual success (or lack thereof) in shooting down a target

It took design elements from Heinrich Vollmer's VPM 1930 and EMP

Original U.S. Civil War New York Depot Model 1858 Smooth Side Canteen with Sling Display Guns & Parts Sets Crown Optical CompanyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here is a handsome Civil War specimen of the Model 1858 Smooth Side or Flat Back pattern tin canteen offered in good condition. The model 1858 canteen was the most popular canteen of the Civil War period. Canteen measures approximately 7 3 4" in diameter. It is covered in grey brown wool. The cover is complete and in good condition with typical stains, small holes and wear, but overall solid. The tin body of the