Full Dress with canteens

[Cavalry Scout]

@ OC Richard: That is a brilliant grouping! The water bottle cover for the Slade-Wallace equipment was sort of a Hodden gray color. The blankets were bluish-gray in color.

Cheers, Mark

[Riverkilt]

A smart look with a necessity. Looks a lot better than when I slip a plastic water bottle under my sporran strap.

[Profane James]

Nice rocks! (Not a euphemism)

[Riverkilt]

'tis inside Upper Antelope Canyon on the Navajo reservation near Page, AZ.

[Jock Scot]

Is that the wind, or water, or a combination of both that erodes the rock like that Ron?

[Riverkilt]

The rock is called Navajo sandstone which is regular sand compressed into rock. If you run your fingertips along it feels like sandpaper. As sand breaks free it gets blown by the wind and helps carve the unusual shapes. But flashfloods rushing through the slot canyon also carry lots of debris that helps wear down the rocks...and the floodwaters carry the bits of sand along too. So its a combination of the two...and lots and lots of time.

Here's a pic of some flotsam that got hung up high in the slot canyon during a flood.



Now, back to the original post's thread theme of canteens with kilts...

[Jock Scot]

Thank you Ron.

[Profane James]

Beautiful, mesmerizing...

[CollinMacD]

The canteen pictured in the original post is a model 1861 US issued canteen in a gray wool lining, often called the bullseye, as the smooth side canteen were replaced with canteens with ribs to make them more ridged. The smoothside does not have ribs and all were covered in wool covering, while as the Civil War progressed the covers on the bullseye canteens were not used. The original issue was with a leather strap, brown 1.5 inch wide with adjustable buckle, black jappened. As like everything else, some were issued with dull white linen straps with no buckle for adjustment. The canteen, sometimes refered to as a disk, was made of iron, which rusted, thus the originals were coated in wax when issued as time went by the wax deteriorated and so did the canteen, soldier drinking rusted water. The reproductions of today can be found in stainless steel, eliminating the issues. Any good US Civil War "Sutler" have these canteens for sale, look up online and you will find them. They also come in dark blew and light blue covers.

I hope this helps identifying the canteen in the photo

[Bruce Scott]

Came across this interesting photo showing pipers of the Scots Guards on parade wearing canteens/water bottles. I don't think I've seen that before.

The photo would have to be before 1928, I assume.

I believe they are carrying the General Service Pattern 1895 Mk IV water bottle, which was in service until 1902 - pictured below without the cover. There is some additional information here: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/REL42422/