Item Description
Original Items: Only One Available. This is a great original German WWI Mess Kit (Kochgeschirr), Eating Utensil (“Goffell”), and Drinking Cup (Trinkbecker).
- Messkit is an early aluminum, Model 1908, exhibiting a large amount of original Feldgrau paint. The Germans switched to porcelainized steel after 1915. Aluminum Messkits of this type were also used in the 1920s-1930s before, and after, the introduction of the shorter Model 1931 as used during WWII. An interesting feature of these early Mess Kits is that the rim was fitted with a lip which seated the eating utensil in the top of the mess kit for transport.
- Eating Utensil, referred to as a “Goffel” (combining the German word for 'Gabel' (fork) & 'Löffel' (Spoon). Original WWI Manufacture constructed of tinned iron with a riveted pivot point. Rarely are these ever marked.
- Drinking Cup (Trinkbecker). Early Model dating from pre-1915 before the adoption of other materials to save precious aluminum. This early model features two swiveling bale handles. It was replaced later in the war by a simplified version of enameled iron with a single loop handle. This example is dated 1915 with a maker’s mark between the handles.
An excellent opportunity to obtain a great set of WWI German Soldier’s Mess Gear!
- This product is available for international shipping.
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