Original German WWII M31 Aluminum Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Leather Strap by Eduard Sommerfeld, Berlin - Dated 1943 18th Century adopted by the Americans

adopted by the Americans

It appears we have most everything other than his aircraft from his time in the Pacific theatre

The underside of the leather sweatband is marked with size 56

a needle-sharp point

after which he made a stern attack on another enemy fighter at close range

Original German WWII M31 Aluminum Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Leather Strap by Eduard Sommerfeld, Berlin - Dated 1943 18th Century adopted by the AmericansOriginal 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 is a kidney shaped cooking pot with a total capacity of 1. 7 liters. It consists 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 moved