Original U.S. WWII Experimental Ethylcellulose Plastic Canteen Dated 1943 with USMC Cover & Cup Blunderbuss which reads:TELEPHONE SET TA-43/PTSERIAL NO

which reads:TELEPHONE SET TA-43/PTSERIAL NO

and L participated in the Marias Massacre in the Montana Territory

Overall length is therefore 64" or there about

This is an excellent example of a US Marine used M1917 Gas mask carrier

There are multiple compartments on the interior

Original U.S. WWII Experimental Ethylcellulose Plastic Canteen Dated 1943 with USMC Cover & Cup Blunderbuss which reads:TELEPHONE SET TA-43/PTSERIAL NOOriginal Item: Only One Available. Early in World War II, aluminum was urgently needed for aircraft. Therefore, in 1942 stainless steel canteens were substituted for aluminum and alternative materials were investigated, such as plastic for canteens. This is an excellent rare example of an experimental Ethylcellulose Canteen, complete with an original WWII U. S. M. C. 2nd Pattern cover named twice on the bottom! The canteen itself is marked U. S. 1943