Original British Victorian Officer’s Plated Mess Tin with Leather Carrier from Blair Castle Auction ger The system included a cup

The system included a cup fitted to the barrel muzzle and the muzzle attachment

sharp gun with cylinder scene still present and works perfectly

and are the lovely reddish-brown color of aged oiled walnut

Today these have become a very scarce WW1 Bayonet Scabbard variation

Weight: 2 kg (4 lb 7 oz)

Original British Victorian Officer’s Plated Mess Tin with Leather Carrier from Blair Castle Auction ger The system included a cupOriginal item. One of a Kind. This is a lovely British Officer's plated mess tin complete with leather carrier, privately purchased by "Frederick Gordon Blair, the 26th Laird of Blair Castle", who lived from 1852 until 1943 aged 91 years. Probably dating to the 1870's and 1880's when as a young officer he probably served in Africa in both the Zulu Wars and the Egyptian Sudanese wars. The leather carrier is stamped with the initials F B. The tin itself