Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO Hotchkiss MG Like most things by the

Like most things by the end of the Civil War technology had moved on and in the late 1860's regular type cartridges as we know them today had been introduced

just light wear and some small chips

some components may display Yugoslav stock markings in addition to German wartime markings

She had a career of almost twenty years and fought in the French Revolutionary Wars

the summer camp was closed and the Wehrmacht impounded the area

Original U.S. WWII 1943 dated Experimental Ethocellulose Plastic Canteen by AICO Hotchkiss MG Like most things by theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent rare example of an experimental Ethocelulose Canteen which is dated 1943 and marked AICO by the manufacturer on the bottom under U. S.. In an effort to manufacture a non metallic a canteen during World War Two, the US government attempted to manufacture a plastic canteen using Dow Chemical's Ethyl Cellulose Plastic product, called Ethocel. The canteen was manufactured by several government