Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Rare US Marked M1874 Drinking Cup with Name Tag P-1853 Enfield into the British Empire in

into the British Empire in 1843 the East India Company raised it's own Scinde Units most notably two Companies of the "Scinde Irregular Horse" in 1846

and is brown rayon on the inside of the crown

The mortar is iron and has a faded word reading  IMBRECHY

What it doers not have is a knife blade

showing scattered areas with some scratching and light wear

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Rare US Marked M1874 Drinking Cup with Name Tag P-1853 Enfield into the British Empire inOriginal Item. Only One Available. Prior to 1874, soldiers cups came in a variety of shapes and sizes, but all shared the same general characteristics, they were made of tinned iron with a looped handle over the seam in the back. The Infantry Equipment Board of 1874 recommended that the tinned iron cup was to be furnished by the Ordnance Department and issued the same as other stores. The cup was made of tinned iron with a rolled edge and a handle