Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Rare US Marked M1874 Drinking Cup with Stamped Marking on Bottom Caps & Hats and a 1st Lieutenant bar

and a 1st Lieutenant bar on the left side

and we have seen other ground examples from this maker before with identical maker marks

he only bought the best

with the addition of armoured personnel carriers and Tigers the division was redesignated Panzergrenadier Division Großdeutschland (Armored Infantry Division Grossdeutschland)

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Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Rare US Marked M1874 Drinking Cup with Stamped Marking on Bottom Caps & Hats and a 1st Lieutenant barOriginal Item. Only One Available. Prior to 1874, soldiers cups came in a variety of shapes and sizes, but all shared the same general characteristics, they were made of tinned iron with a looped handle over the seam in the back. The Infantry Equipment Board of 1874 recommended that the tinned iron cup was to be furnished by the Ordnance Department and issued the same as other stores. The cup was made of tinned iron with a rolled edge and a handle