Description: YOU ARE PURCHASING: A MATCHING DATE SET OF GENUINE WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN ARMY M1910 ENAMEL STAMPED STEEL COMBAT FIELD MESS KIT/TIN. THE LID IS DATED 1917. THE BOTTOM POT IS DATED 1917. BOTH THE LID AND THE BOTTOM HAVE MATCHING BLUE ENAMEL FINISH INTERIORS. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS SET IS GOOD WHEN ONE CONSIDERS THAT IT IS NOW OVER 100 YEARS OLD. OVER TIME THE INSCRIPTIONS ON BOTH THE KIT'S TOP AND BOTTOM HAVE BECOME A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO READ. STAMPED ONTO THE KIT'S BOTTOM'S HINGE BALE ON THE TOP LINE IS THE GOV'T MANUFACTURER'S INITIALS ( M. W. ).RIGHT ABOVE THE DATE 1917. THE INSCRIPTION ON THE LID'S HINGE APPEARS TO BE STAMPED WESTERMANN ON THE TOP LINE RIGHT ABOVE THE NAME "NE__IM" ON THE SECOND LINE. BELOW THAT IS A VERY CLEAR STAMPING OF "1917"----THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. THE LID'S EXTERIOR HAS A GREY/GREEN FLAT FINISH THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED OVER THE ORIGINAL STAMPED METAL. THE POT'S EXTERIOR IS ALSO HAS A GREY/GREEN FLAT FINISH. THE EXTERIOR PAINT ON BOTH THE LID AND THE POT IS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH MOST OF THE ORIGINAL PAINT STILL INTACT. THE INTERIOR ON BOTH UNITS HAS A GLOSSY SPECKLED DARK BLUE ENAMEL FINISH. YOU CAN STILL CLEARLY SEE THE MEASUREMENT FILLING STAMPINGS INSIDE THE POT THAT DIVIDES THE FOOD CAPACITY INTO ONE QUARTER SECTIONS. THIS STYLE GERMAN MESS KIT (EBGESCHIRR) WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED IN 1908 AND WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD 2 LITERS OF FOOD. SO EACH OF THE 1/4 SECTION STAMPING LINES THAT YOU SEE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE POT INDICATES A MEASUREMENT OF 1/2 LITER OF FOOD. AT THE TOP OF THE INTERIOR OF THE POT IS A PROTRUDING METAL LIP WHICH SERVED AS THE HOLDING/KEEPING DEVICE FOR THE SOLDIER'S FIELD SPOON AND FORK EATING UTENSILS. THE UTENSILS WERE JUST THE RIGHT LENGTH THAT WHEN THE SPOON AND THE FORK WERE NESTED TOGETHER THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE SPOON WOULD REST ON THIS LIP WHILE THE BACK END OF THE UTENSILS WOULD LAY ON THE SLIGHTLY CURVED INDENTATION AT THE TOP OF THE POT (SEE PHOTOS #11 AND #12). BOTH THE LID'S STEEL HANDLE AND THE POT'S WIRE HANDLE ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. THIS UNIT HAS SEEN QUITE A BIT OF FIELD USAGE BUT BOTH OF THE PIECES OF THIS SET ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD CONDITION AS COMPARED TO MOST OF THE OTHER WW1 UNITS I HAVE SEEN AVAILABLE ON EBAY. BOTH COMPONENTS HAVE SOME SCRATCHES AND DENTS AS WELL AS RUST MARKS AND PAINT LOSS, BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. THE LID AND AND THE POT NEST VERY WELL TOGETHER WITHOUT ANY STICKING, OVERALL THIS IS A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A HARD TO FIND WW1 GERMAN IMPERIAL ARMY MESS KIT. I HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED ANY RESTORATION NOR ANY CLEANING TO THIS ITEM. I HAVE LEFT IT IN "AS FOUND" CONDITION. WEIGHT: 2 LBS. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE E-MAIL ME BEFORE YOU PURCHASE.U.S. CUSTOMERS WE WILL USE USPS PRIORITY MAIL / ACTUAL SHIPPING COST THANKS FOR READING. ************************************************************We combine shipping. To take advantage of this discount you must wait for an invoiceand pay for everything at the same time, not separately.
Price: 225 USD
Location: San Jose, California
End Time: 2024-12-09T19:43:34.000Z
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