Original U.S. WWI Trench Art M1910 Canteen - LA BELLE NUIT (28th Infantry Division) German Field Gear completely un-cleaned and un-refurbished

completely un-cleaned and un-refurbished

Fascinating and clearly rare comes rusted but very solid with no discernible markings

From our Nepal purchase of 2003 this is the only Sapper's and Miner's Bayonet we have found still with the matching original brass mounted leather scabbard

with assembly markings of 11D

Original U.S. WWI Trench Art M1910 Canteen - LA BELLE NUIT (28th Infantry Division) German Field Gear completely un-cleaned and un-refurbishedOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a standard M1910 aluminum canteen made in 1918 and stamped on the reverse U. S. ACA 1918. However, this is not just an ordinary canteen but a canvas for a very skilled (and bored) engraver (soldier) who had lots of down time in the trenches during the Great War. The front side reads: LA BELLE NUIT It features a naked woman laying down provocatively, a bottle of wine and an empty glass. The reverse shows the