Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Receivers we formed up

we formed up

It was at this time that all who had the hot tip on the “Queen Mary” paid off their bets

This cap is also very flexible

Scabbard length: 9 ¼”

Certainly captured during Operation Desert Storm

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Receivers we formed upOriginal 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