RARE 1917-18 USMC MARKED DEPOT MFG CANTEEN COVER & SEAMLESS CANTEEN NMINT NAMED

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VERY RARE 1917-18, USMC MARKED,  USMC DEPOT MANUFACTURED CANTEEN COVER (MARINE NAMED) NEAR MINT ISSUED CONDITION, WITH RARE SEAMLESS CANTEEN PRE-1917 EXCELLENT ISSUED CONDITION.
VERY RARE CANTEEN COVER IS USMC MARKED ON INSIDE RIGHT FLAP, MARINE NAMED ON BACK & INSIDE LEFT FLAP, TAN KHAKI COLOR WITH MINOR USE & STORAGE WEAR, STRONG TAN KHAKI COLOR, WOOL INSULATED LINNING ON INSIDE. THESE WERE USMC DEPOT MADE DURING WWI, USED THROUGH THE LATE 1930s.
RARE CANTEEN HAS ITS ORIGINAL CAP (LOOKS LIKE THE NORMAL ROUNDED TOP WWI STYLE) & IS A SEAMLESS (NO VISABLE WELDED SIDE SEAMS) ALUMINUM CANTEEN WITH NO MANUFACTURERS MARKINGS OR DATES. ITS A PRE-WWI CANTEEN, BUT MOST LIKELY POST 1911.  FAIRLY RARE TO FIND.
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DAN WHITTON, MSGT USMC(RET)
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