Kochgeschirr

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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Just playing with the cooker and some of my aluminum utensils. My favor mess tin was came with a lot — the Kochgeschirr Modell 1931 with marking L&SL 40, an early all aluminum tin with steel handle, a perfect example of the 40 tin. The smart trench art is the large capital letters ‘PETTER’ engraved…
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