RZM M31 Messkit used by Heer?

[Klaus1989]

I have had this strange mismatched M31 messkit for short time. Bottom is black enamel and stamped RZM with the "M" number, which I can not read. Stamped DMN40. No SS stamps, so I assume it is some other party organisation, although I thought, that they used the larger model. Top part is marked WBN44 and olive painted. Not familiar with these makers.

What is interesting is, that bottom has scratched in paint: "Obgfr. Biele", which seem to indicate use by a member of the Wehrmacht, as the party organisation not have the rank Obergefreiter.



Hard to photograph RZM stamp properly.




Owners name and rank ("Obgfr. Biele")

[anmarlodz]

It is obvious put together. RZM messkits were usually used by paramilitary like SA but als by Waffen SS units. I guess also Heer/LW were using them too but not so often. Tee maker of top should be FWBN 44 not WBN 44 . And if I see correctly the maker of bottom is DMN 40. So it seems that was some kind of put together bottom from leftover in factory and than reissued/field used and again, who knews when, put together from diffrent messkits.

[Klaus1989]

Maker for top is indeed FWBN - look again and see faint "F", that I had not noticed earlier.