Original U.S. Early Vietnam War Meal, Combat, Individual "C Ration" Accessory Pack - Unopened Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The cylinder base pin slides

The cylinder base pin slides out easily

The sword is marked GARDEN on the spine

and measures about 15 1/2 inches in length

then a second at about the same place in front of you

with a tear on the rear right

Original U.S. Early Vietnam War Meal, Combat, Individual "C Ration" Accessory Pack - Unopened Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets The cylinder base pin slidesOriginal Items: Only One Available. The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces from 1958 to 1980, when it was replaced by the Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE). Despite the new name, the MCI was still popularly referred to by the troops as "C Rations". The MCI was intended as a modest improvement over the earlier canned C ration, with inclusion of additional menu items to reduce