Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection M1874 Mess Kit Engraved to First KIA Police Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department Martini-Henry Rifles and is marked on the

and is marked on the left side of the action with J

We also definitely see evidence of some areas having been refinished

It has the shorter 10 1/2 barrel of the M1806

so both hands could be used to control the mount

it says "Dedicated by his son Johann

Original U.S. Philippine Insurrection M1874 Mess Kit Engraved to First KIA Police Officer of the Los Angeles Police Department Martini-Henry Rifles and is marked on theOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a stupendous M1874 mess kit used by Clyde A. May, Company K, 30th Infantry Regiment during the Philippine Insurrection. The front of the mess kit is engraved with a star, and on the back, May engraved his name and unit several times. After returning stateside, Clyde A. May became the first Police Officer killed in the line of duty in the history of the Los Angeles Police Department, when he was shot by a robbery