Supply Reserve Depot Jar (Rum Jar)

[Surpmil]

Some, perhaps the naval versions, had a wicker wrap to help protect against impacts.

[Flying10uk]

the naval versions, had a wicker wrap to help protect against impacts.

I assume that was the idea.

[Aragorn243]

Here's what the typical American one looks like but to my knowledge, these were never used by the military beyond perhaps the Civil War. We don't have alcohol rations. I spotted it in an antique shop today and took some photos.

[Flying10uk]

We don't have alcohol rations.

The Royal Navy also use to have cigarette rations which were duty free but you were not allowed to resell them. Looking on the net just now I was surprised to see that this only ended as recently as 1989.

[Aragorn243]

The U.S. did have cigarette rations, not sure when they ended. C-rations I believe. MRE’s never had them.

[browningautorifle]

C-rations

I was issued C's in the '70s and they still had smokes in them.

[Aragorn243]

My last C-rations would have been late 80's. MRE's started to get to our levels mid 80's but they were still a novelty. I seem to remember tiny packs of maybe two or four cigarettes per ration. I never smoked but gave them to someone else or threw them away.