German WW2 M31 Mess kit
Made of aluminium, painted with the standard grey - green army color.
The soldier carved his initials on the front "P S".
Handle is magnetic, all other parts are aluminium. Indicating early or pre war production.
A majority of the original paint remain intact but it show wear which most do since these were heavily used in field.
Overall very good condition.
The M31 messkit or “Kochgeschirre M 31 (Alum.)” was a 1.6 liter capacity cooking pot carried on the left side of the breadbag. The messkit was a clever engineered piece of equipment capable of serving as a cooking or eating pot. The early models also had indicating marks on the front, under the handle on which could measure the size of the contents. It had a cleverly placed wire handle on which the messkit could be hung above a fire. The messkits came in a big variety of colours and materials. At first the messkits where nearly completely made out of aluminium except the wire handle. From around 1940 onwards the handle on the lid was made from steel.
