Original British South Africa Boer War Queen Victoria Chocolate Ration Tin with Dedication to Owner - Captain Rupert Fawssett Garand & U.S. Rifles The case is maker marked

The case is maker marked by FRIEDRICH LINDEN OF LÜDENSCHEID on the inside of the lid

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

and rifle M1873 ladder sight

which is really a beautiful piece

Original British South Africa Boer War Queen Victoria Chocolate Ration Tin with Dedication to Owner - Captain Rupert Fawssett Garand & U.S. Rifles The case is maker markedOriginal 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