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

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

It is more of a simple mug

The name on the document is hand drawn / painted

but a copy

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