Original Naval Gunner's Water Keg Marked to Spanish Ship SAN JOSEF 1797 U.S. Flare Guns Caliber: 8×58mmR Danish Krag

Caliber: 8×58mmR Danish Krag

this helmet comes from the last decades of Queen Victoria's Reign when Great Britain still had it's world wide Empire

The exposed facing is typically covered in magnificent gold and silver thread embroidery depicting the Monarch's or Regimental Coat of Arms

included is the coated canvas roll

and frequently injured or broke the shoulder of whoever was firing the gun

Original Naval Gunner's Water Keg Marked to Spanish Ship SAN JOSEF 1797 U.S. Flare Guns Caliber: 8×58mmR Danish KragOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is the sort of thing that makes any young man thrill to think of the SPANISH MAIN. Well it's a bit late for the early Caribbean Pirates but it is an item of serious Military Naval significance. Every Gunner (Cannoneer) needed water to cleanse his cannon and extinguish any remaining embers from the previous discharge before fresh powder could be loaded. The wonderful early Water Keg with large forged iron suspension