Original British South Africa Boer War Queen Victoria Chocolate Ration Tin with Dedication to Owner - Captain Rupert Fawssett Garand & U.S. Rifles including rangefinders

including rangefinders

Flyer's Groin

The end of the grip has a nice Kabuto-Gane (end cap) with a brass tassel loop

which is really a beautiful piece

Scabbard Length: 19 1/4" with belt loop

Original British South Africa Boer War Queen Victoria Chocolate Ration Tin with Dedication to Owner - Captain Rupert Fawssett Garand & U.S. Rifles including rangefindersOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding example of a 1900 Queen Victoria chocolate ration box. The idea was that every soldier regardless of rank would receive a tin featuring Queen Victorias face and a Happy New Year greeting with a half pound of chocolate contained inside. Queen Victoria herself footed the bill for these tins which had been designed with rounded corners to make them easy to store in soldiers knapsacks. They were very