Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Receivers Madras and Bombay

Madras and Bombay

we formed up

It is 55 inches overall and has the standard

and the correct 44 WCF marking over the chamber

There is also a very nice "temple stamp" in the top middle

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Receivers Madras and BombayOriginal Items: Only One Available. Incredibly rare Model 1872 Tin Meat Can. These were originally manufactured for a little less than two years, before being replaced by the much more improved Model 1874 Meat Can (Which was the predecessor to the famous Model 1910 Mess Kit, which a derivative thereof is still issued and used to this day!). In 1872 a board of officers recommended the adoption of a container to hold the issue meat ration for the