Original British Napoleonic Copper Coffee Server from H.M.S. ZEALOUS - dated 1798 MG 08-15 Maxim This is one of those

This is one of those Gate Signs which indicated which units were allocated to use that particular facility

these have become very hard to find

The front of the blade does have some old rust pits that confirm its originality

The HBT cap was worn by all troops from late 1942 on wards

Original British Napoleonic Copper Coffee Server from H.M.S. ZEALOUS - dated 1798 MG 08-15 Maxim This is one of thoseOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice coffee server of 18th Century Egyptian design, which appears to be made entirely of embossed Copper with a wood turned handle protruding from the side. The bulbous body heavily embossed and standing on three copper feet. Standing just 6" tall with a 3 1 2" diameter at its widest point. The wood handle slightly loose, but it is otherwise solid. Engraved under the circular lip: H. M. S. = ZEALOUS 1798 H.