Original German WWII M31 Aluminum Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Leather Strap - Dated 1941 Snider Rifle Parts M was a Union Government

M was a Union Government Inspector at the sword factory during the period of the Civil War

or bravery

After this they fought in the Ardennes (Battle of the Buldge)

Aluminum was an "Air Age" material

Original German WWII M31 Aluminum Mess Kit Kochgeschirr with Leather Strap - Dated 1941 Snider Rifle Parts M was a Union GovernmentOriginal 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