my collection of german mess - kits

[monte cassino]

I like your emaille!

[NCairborne]

Nice collection

Nice collecttion of mess kits! Keep collecting!

[daco]

let me show you my new onces

a late aluminium from 1944 which is marked on both sides with the code MKL







and a very nice steel from 1943 OHW quite mint




see you

[kirk]

Very nice collection of mess kits!!

[DOC_KÜSTENART]

Very nice reference!! I have a L&SL41 and a FWBN43, both named. Did WL used blaugrau mess kits? Thanks in advance,
Doc

[daco]

. Did WL used blaugrau mess kits? Doc

well, as far as I can notice among those I was able to look at, it seems that the LW di not use a special color for its mess-kit

so I can believe that the product was the same for HEER, LW, KM and also waffen SS

the grey color was used on early product : I have 2 from 1934 et 1936, but then the color was replaced by black and green at the beginning of the war

best regards

[scott3000]

Interesting, thanks for showing them

[daco]

here is my last one : carved by a prisonner of war


it talks about poetry

marks are C&C.W38 et 40



all the mess kit is coved by carves








some dates and places

19.4.45 must be the date of capture

Iggelheim 19.4 - 12.5.45 may be first prionner place

15.5.45 Marseille (south of France)

4.6 au 12.7 Lazarette 414 Marseille (an hospital)

Ella & Ludwig may be the parents

1884397 I don't know what does it means

from 7.7 to 18.10.45 lager 426 Rognack Steln : surely a prisonner camp
L.Wöllmer (a comrade ?)
G.Franck
S. Uff FRANCK Bobby the owner of this mess kit

[chainsawrich]

Very Nice collection of mess kits.....

[DOC_KÜSTENART]

well, as far as I can notice among those I was able to look at, it seems that the LW di not use a special color for its mess-kit

so I can believe that the product was the same for HEER, LW, KM and also waffen SS

the grey color was used on early product : I have 2 from 1934 et 1936, but then the color was replaced by black and green at the beginning of the war

best regards

Thank you so much for the info!

[daco]

After some search, I can say that there were an US prisonner camp for german at Iggelheim (Palatinat) from April to June 1945

the owner of the mess kit was from the HEER

and I hope to be able , soon, to present a picture of him...

to be continued

[daco]

an new one : a mint black enamel mess kit

no mark and no paint outside (except the handle)

[daco]

my last found for 2008

an aluminium dated 1943



at this year, mess kit are quite seldom compared to those made of steel

the only difference with another aluminium from 1933-1941 period is the lack of the 3 ration/soup marks

matching SMM43



the owner put his initials HK several times



regards

[VonStigler1]

I am mainly a war badge collector, but I really enjoy this collection of mess kits! The BSW41 is very interesting to me in that this company Bruder Schneider Wein is also one of the more common producers of war badges, and many are marked with the BSW in cloverleaf mark.
Cheers,
Brian

[NOL]

My mess kits

Upper enamelled No 2 signed AEMA 44 and RBNR No 4 1943, No 5 1944