Original German WWII M31 Enameled Steel Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Canvas Strap - Dated 1943 Category_Night Sights Iron Cross 2nd Class:

Iron Cross 2nd Class:

COLT'S PT F

Here is Joe's Personal account of January 17th 1944 below

The tops of the two brass posts have winders so the observer can easily roll a free writing surface into view

The bore shows some powder fouling

Original German WWII M31 Enameled Steel Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Canvas Strap - Dated 1943 Category_Night Sights Iron Cross 2nd Class:Original Item: Only one available. This is a very nice late war example of a German Mess Tin M31 or Kochgeschirr Modell 1931 (cooking pot Model 31). A scaled down version of the earlier M1910, it it is a kidney shaped cooking pot with a total capacity of 1. 7 liters. It cconsists of 2 parts: the pot with the wire handle, and a cover with a handle to use as a plate. Early in the war, these were made entirely from aluminum. As the war progressed, they