Original U.S. Indian Wars / Spanish-American War Period Quartermaster Department Marked Tin Mess Boiler- Patent Dated 1886 Breda M-37 and again from April 1891

and again from April 1891 to 1897

The M1A1 2

68/60- Shell Size 68

so we believe it was purposely made this way

with a bit of light staining and small tears

Original U.S. Indian Wars / Spanish-American War Period Quartermaster Department Marked Tin Mess Boiler- Patent Dated 1886 Breda M-37 and again from April 1891Original Item: Only One Available. During the Indian War Period, the United States Army sought to standardize how soldiers were not only with what they were clothed with, but also how they were equipped, armed, trained, fed, and so forth. The period of the 1870s 1890s was a time period of innovation, invention, and early mass production techniques. The stage was set for the Armys Quartermaster Corps to experiment with, and adopt, new pieces of