Original British Copper Half Gallon Naval Jug - Marked H.M.S. Minotaur 1885 Stocks The BGS existed from 1951

The BGS existed from 1951 on and was split into Bundesgrenzschutz and army in 1956

Colt's aggressive promotions distributed the Navy and his other revolvers across Europe

each packed in it's own Canvas carrier with an assortment of faded print markings

Be it recovering drunken Naval ratings from the port whorehouses

For Practice drills only

Original British Copper Half Gallon Naval Jug - Marked H.M.S. Minotaur 1885 Stocks The BGS existed from 1951Original Item: Only One Available. From a 400 ton iron clad warship formerly named H. M. S. Elephant, launched in 1861, renamed H. M. S. MINOTAUR in 1863 which remained in service under that name until 1904 when it was renamed, a second time now to H. M. S. BOSCAWEN and finally broken up in 1922 at Swansea in Wales. This is a copper gallon jug of classical lines bearing a large "Fouled Anchor" to the body over HMS MINOTAUR and Half Gallon. Probably