Original German WWII M31 Aluminum Mess Kit Kochgeschirr by Heinrich Ritter with Leather Strap - dated 1943 & 1942 Sharps Rifle Features Italian made bullion pilot

Features Italian made bullion pilot wings

damaged another 137 beyond repair and damaged a further 239 that could be repaired

when it began to be replaced by the L85A1 assault rifle

and the "Eagle's Head" is almost totally missing

Major combat operations

Original German WWII M31 Aluminum Mess Kit Kochgeschirr by Heinrich Ritter with Leather Strap - dated 1943 & 1942 Sharps Rifle Features Italian made bullion pilotOriginal 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