M1878 Sky Blue US Army Canteen The badge is entirely original

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

One of the harder to find British produced patches

he led his flight in a carefully planned and deftly executed dive-bombing attack

hostile anti-aircraft and automatic weapons fire

Made from silk and machine embroidered

M1878 Sky Blue US Army Canteen The badge is entirely originalProduced 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