Civil War-period canteen, maker marked “J.C. Johnson & Co. / Feb. 5, 1865,” on the spout (one of 100,000 canteens manufactured under a February, 1865 contract awarded to John C. Johnson & Co. of Boston, MA). The canteen has a cork stopper and chain affixed to one of the strap bails and has a partially tattered gray kersey cover with post-Civil War Connecticut State Militia stencil: “G / (Crossed Rifles) / 3 / CT / 106” (Co. G, 3rd Reg't. Connecticut State Militia, No. 106). There is some mild surface oxidation on the stopper chain and iron fittings, as well as a few spots of surface rust on the strap loops. The linen strap is present and intact, however there is an area of heavy wear at the bottom loop where the strap has nearly torn through. This is an interesting Civil War contract canteen, retained in state service after the war, and in very good overall condition.
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