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My Bunkerofen was a restored relic, the sheet metal and the sliding door are newly made. The rails are not parallel and not straight. The door is too long, too thin and poorly made. Thanks to the diggers in Russia, original parts were found recently. This is my good chance to replace the ugly door.…
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Apart from the Esbit 101 and Modell 9 Kochgestell. There are some more interesting cooking racks in my collection. Not necessarily issued but self purchased and period. Here are two more : The Swiss made META No.42. stove. It’s the smallest size in  its range from 0.25L to 1.5 L . Designed for burning META…
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I think I am obsessed or regret with the missed mint Esbit 101. When a chance aroused I tried my best to capture it and succussed. This beauty is clean and shining, the owner engraved his name, initial and unit on it. Which added more story behind it. His name is: H. Gütermann, initial HG.…
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Saw a batch of six 101 for sale on FB and price are good Some are in good condition on pics. So I got one but turned out to be in the same grade as my first one.   Both are made by Stuttgart Unterfürkheim. But the drawings and instructions are different. Also the joint…
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I knew nothing of this Esbit 101 collatable cook rack, it is a stupid and fun design, only good for leisure use. From my soldiering days I had experience of issued folding cookers, how can the 101 pack up tidy when in field in rush condition? Saw one mint condition asking for over $100 years…
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This is the most common piece of gear but I only obtained it two years ago. It looks quite nice on the pics, later found out it was covered by thick silver paint outside. Inside has been used and has some corrosion. The paint was painfully removed by wooden sticks. Avoid to damage the surface.…
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I have a couple of early aluminum M31 mess tins in my collection. Which is within my range of prewar to early war collection. Didn’t pay any attention to the variations until fit it into the mess tin clamp for the vehicle. I use the L&SL40 tin, a mixture of aluminum/steel as a test sample…
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Early and Late versions of Mess Tin Holders in my collection. It is designed to hold one Mess Tin M31 (Kochgeschirr Modell 1931) only onto the wall of the vehicle. And without the mess tin leather carrying strap, as vehicle crews didn’t need to manpack the mess tin. Both hole diameter and distance are identical.…
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When war goes on many German equipment  was simplified in designs and material. The ‘Halter für Kochgeschirr’ also went through the same evolution end up in abortion.   From the early version aluminum to the simplified late version in Iron. And totally eliminated of the item at late war period, the crews was obliged to store…
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First time saw this odd looking clip for holding the mess tin inside vehicles, proofed that another over engineering piece for such a simple task. The original is made of 4mm thick aluminum, not in right angle any more over the year. May be bend by crew or by the junkman, anyway it is still…
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