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EARLY INDIAN WAR MESS CUP ca. 1870 – RARE ITEM:  These are very nice specimens of the early ca. 1870 Indian Wars Mess Cup, well known to advanced collectors and archeologists who have found numerous examples of this cup at frontier fort sites across the west. 

Measuring 4 ¼” tall and 4 ¼” in diameter, these cups show many of the characteristics incorporated in the Model 1874 Cup, to include a rolled, reinforced lip, the doubled edges and the shape of the handle, and the applied, lap-seamed soldered bottom, lacking only the distinctive “US” stamped into the handle that was featured on the Model 1874. 

The rarity of these early 1870’s cups cannot be overstated, appearing on the market perhaps once for every 200 examples of the Model 1874 Cup that are seen. 

 

NO. 1  EARLY INDIAN WAR MESS CUP ca. 1870:  This cup is in excellent condition, retaining the majority of its original tin plating with a nice even patina, and all the seams are intact.  There is no misshaping or dents and all of the seams are intact.  These cups are seldom seen in this condition and there would never be a need - or probably an opportunity - to upgrade this one.  (0113)  $250

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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