Original U.S. Mexican-American War Era Leather-Covered Powder Flask - Marked Patent Water Jacket Assembly To outflank the German defenses

To outflank the German defenses along the Gustav Line

Included in this uniform group are the following items:

and the tang of the blade is signed (Mei) with the characters 信 國

where the comfort of pilots and aircrew needed to be balanced against their ability to actually fit in and operate the aircraft

(faint) and both barrel bands are U marked

Original U.S. Mexican-American War Era Leather-Covered Powder Flask - Marked Patent Water Jacket Assembly To outflank the German defensesOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a very nice leather covered copper powder flask manufactured during the Mexican American War era. This example has a great period leather covering which shows some heavy wear and cracking. There are two suspension rings on the sides. The flask is marked PATENT on the top of the cap which is still unscrewable. There is no powder remaining in the flask. This was likely meant as a hunting flask given the