Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Receivers There is also a very

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

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Original U.S. Indian Wars Model 1872 Meat Can - First Ever Issued U.S. Military Mess Kit Receivers There is also a veryOriginal 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