Original Napoleonic Naval Gunner’s Water Keg Captured from French Ship Guerrier in 1798 Battle of the Nile Cannons 5th Division on Iwo Jima

5th Division on Iwo Jima

The bakelite eye cup is still present

ADDRESS SHARPS & HANKINS PHILADELPHIA PENN

Origianl Item: These are the highly desirable well made pre-war German M

Original Napoleonic Naval Gunner’s Water Keg Captured from French Ship Guerrier in 1798 Battle of the Nile Cannons 5th Division on Iwo JimaOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is fantastic! Here we have a French wooden gunner's water keg of oval cross section, with various French stamps and markings. There is s silver oblong plaque on the filler hole stating: French naval gunner's Brandy keg taken from Boney's ship GUERRIER 1798 We rather think this was intended for clean water as even French gunners could seldom run to brandy or in their case cognac. Most likely this was a British