Military Interest. A late Victorian engraved cigarette case Chester, 1899 by Payton, Pepper & Sons of plain rectangular form with rounded corners, the hinged cover engraved with a mounted British soldier wearing a pith helmet pulling a machine gun on a galloping carriage, titled 'Machine Gun', gilt interior 8 x 6.2 cm., weight approx. 2.52 ozt. Condition: Surface wear and light scratches. Slight dents and dings to reverse and left and right corners. Engraving clear and crisp