Original British Victorian Era Officer’s Mess Cash Box with Key from the 17th Lancers Regiment - Death or Glory Edged Weapons with no chin strap and

with no chin strap and relatively spartan construction

and retains its original ram rod

with only oxidation and storage wear keeping it from being brand new

The 56 1/2" octagonal barrel bears barrel makers and armorer's mark and lettering

Original British Victorian Era Officer’s Mess Cash Box with Key from the 17th Lancers Regiment - Death or Glory Edged Weapons with no chin strap andOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a very fine Victorian Era officer's mess cash box with key, marked to the 17th Lancers Regiment. The box is of all steel construction, with old nickel plating, still very well retained. It has a handle on the top lid, and above this is a large "Skull and Crossed Bones over Glory" device, the regimental insignia of the 17th Lancers, whose motto was "Death or Glory". This most appealing cash box measures 6 1 2"