Original Napoleonic Naval Gunner’s Water Keg Captured from French Ship Guerrier in 1798 Battle of the Nile Chinese Militaria and shows only minor wear

and shows only minor wear

typical for a helmet this age

required by the Government Inspectors at the time

We did some light research and found World War Two service records for a couple of the men listed where noted

The speculation was that whatever remained in the Armory at war's end was purchased and shipped

Original Napoleonic Naval Gunner’s Water Keg Captured from French Ship Guerrier in 1798 Battle of the Nile Chinese Militaria and shows only minor wearOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is fantastic! Here we have a French wooden gunner's water keg of oval cross section, with various French stamps and markings. There is s silver oblong plaque on the filler hole stating: French naval gunner's Brandy keg taken from Boney's ship GUERRIER 1798 We rather think this was intended for clean water as even French gunners could seldom run to brandy or in their case cognac. Most likely this was a British