Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Martini-Henry Rifles and the side of the

and the side of the barrel is marked S

and 336 may indicate which factory produced this S-mine

From Italian bases

Each shows use and storage wear

with a "v-shaped" cup on the end

Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Martini-Henry Rifles and the side of theOriginal 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