RARE 1913 USMC STENCILED DEPOT MODIFIED EA SNAP CANTEEN COVER & M1910 CANTEEN

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ULTRA RARE, 1913, USMC STENCILED, USMC DEPOT MODIFIED, EAGLE ANCHOR SNAP CANTEEN COVER WITH DEPOT MODIFIED CARTRIDGE BELT HANGER ADDED & M1910 SEAMLESS CANTEEN.
ULTRA RARE USMC STENCILED, USMC EAGLE ANCHOR SNAP, CANTEEN COVER IS IN VERY GOOD PLUS TO EXCELLENT ISSUED CONDITION, COLOR FADE, MINOR STAINING, CORROSION TO CANTEEN HANGER STRAP HOOK, USMC STENCILED, TAN KHAKI COLORED COVER.
USMC DEPOT MODIFIED WHERE THE M1910 CARTRIDGE BELT HANGER WAS REMOVED AND A M1904 CARTRIDGE BELT V-STRAP HANGER WAS SEWN IN PLACE.
POSSIBLY DONE FOR OFFICERS HORSE SADDLE MOUNTS OR SINCE MARINES WERE MORE ACCUSTOM TO THIS TYPE HANGER HAVING JUST TRANSITIONED FROM THE M1890S ROUND CANTEENS TO THE M1910 CANTEENS IN 1913.  THIS WAS THE ONLY YEAR THE USMC PUT A STENCIL ON THE M1910 CANTEEN COVERS AND IT WAS PROBBABLY ONLY DONE EARLY THAT YEAR AS VERY FEW HAVE EVER BEEN SEEN.
M1910 SEAMLESS CANTEEN WITH SQUARE CAP IS IN EXCELLENT ISSUED CONDITION WITH LIGHT USE WEAR.
(NEVER OPEN SNAP FASTENERS BY HAND, USE A FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER, PLACE FLAT HEAD BETWEEN SNAP FEMALE & MALE END, SLOWLY ROTATE SCREWDRIVER HEAD TO RIGHT OR LEFT & SNAP WILL POP LOOSE WITHOUT STRESSING THE CLOTH FLAP)
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THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE MARINES ISSUED THE M1910 CANTEENS, THEY WERE UPDATED IN 1913 FROM THE THE M1880s CANTEENS.
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