Original WWI U.S. Trench Art Engraved 58th Artillery Coastal Artillery Corps Decorated M1910 Mess Kit - Verdun & Bald Eagle Antique Winchesters Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads

Each Pattern 1871 canteen comes with a white polished leather carrying harness and shoulder strap

There is a number 100 stamped on the buckle end

The back of the eagle is maker marked with W

and dark from age and probably desert sweat

Original WWI U.S. Trench Art Engraved 58th Artillery Coastal Artillery Corps Decorated M1910 Mess Kit - Verdun & Bald Eagle Antique Winchesters Hampton RoadsOriginal Item: Only One Kit Available. The 1909 Infantry Board recommended a new meat can mess kit that became standard issue in 1910. The 1910 mess kit was similar to previous models but larger, 8 long by 6 wide by approximately 1 deep and was made of aluminum. Like the earlier covers, which doubled as a plate, it fit into the top of the frying pan portion and was secured by a folding galvanized iron handle. Early in 1918 the American Expeditionary