Original German WWII Hungarian Issued M31 Mess Kit Kochgeschirr Modell 1931 With Prisoner of War Artwork - Dated 1940 U.S. Army The decal is retained at

The decal is retained at around 90% with some scratching and wear

which landed at Casablanca in French Morocco on 8 November 1942

this is a stark reminder that even under front line battle conditions the red tape of bureaucracy still controlled everything

distinctive for this maker

but it looks to have been mostly removed by sanding

Original German WWII Hungarian Issued M31 Mess Kit Kochgeschirr Modell 1931 With Prisoner of War Artwork - Dated 1940 U.S. Army The decal is retained atOriginal Item: Only One Available. The M31 mess kit was officially introduced on March 23, 1931 and was based on the WWI M1910 mess kit but was a slightly smaller version with a reduced capacity of roughly one and a half liters. The M31 mess kit was constructed in two parts with a small removable shallow top lid which could serve as a plate or a frying pan with a larger, deep bottom compartment that could be used more as a bowl or pot. Originally the