Original German WWII M31 Enameled Steel Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Canvas Strap - Dated 1943 Category_Night Sights The mounts on this scabbard

The mounts on this scabbard are all matte aluminum

The instrument still has its original mouthpiece

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

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains about 85% of the original blue/grey lightly textured Luftwaffe paint and is in very condition overall

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

Original German WWII M31 Enameled Steel Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Canvas Strap - Dated 1943 Category_Night Sights The mounts on this scabbardOriginal 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