Description: A very nice example of an original World War One French Infantryman's (Poilu) Aluminium M.1877 Water-bottle 1914-18 'Poliu' in French means 'hairy' and this nickname was given to French soldiers after it became custom for them to grow their hair & beards long at the outbreak of the war as 'an expression of their masculinity'..! Found in Chantilly, just south of Compiegne, it is in a very good, issued condition, with the bottle still retaining its original large cork alongside its original smaller wooden stopper & string tie. Measuring some 10" to the top of the large cork, it also still retains its original thick leather shoulder strap which is also in a nice matching condition. With an area of light surface rusting to the rear and a dent on the base as shown, with a fluted neck this is a very nice variant of the standard French World War One M.1877 pattern water-bottle. A superb surviving personal French military item from The Great War's Western Front.. Thanks for looking..!
Price: 95 GBP
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
End Time: 2024-11-04T21:18:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 24.4 GBP
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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British Expeditionary Force: BEF
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Soissons: Oise
RFC: Royal Flying Corps
Cambrai: Aisne
Ypres: Passenschendale
Iron Cross: Victoria Cross
Country/ Organization: France
ANZAC: Gallipoli
Dounghboy: Alsace Lorraine
The Somme: The Western Front
Verdun: Vimy Ridge
Marne: Mons
Flanders: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Imperial German Army: Kaiser Wilhelm
Aisne: Loos
Chemins des Dames: Beaumont Hamel
Service: Army
Australian Imperial Forces: Thiepval
Modified Item: No
Ancre: Hindenburg Line
Type: Water Bottles
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Era: 1914-1945
American Expeditionary Force: Poilu
Theme: Militaria
Arras: Lord Kitchener
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
