Four piece utensils mess set

[josephc]

I purchased a WWII US 10th Mountain pot set and inside was this German utensils set. Only the knife and can opener are marked. Spoon has some finish missing on handle. A set used by German and US service persons.

[Wagriff]

All the pieces but the knife should be marked with the same marking(The knife should have "Rostfrei" on it.) A shame this set is a mismatch. It's unusual to see the Adler on the knife. If it had been a matched set, it would have been worth over $100!

[josephc]

All the pieces but the knife should be marked with the same marking(The knife should have "Rostfrei" on it.) A shame this set is a mismatch. It's unusual to see the Adler on the knife. If it had been a matched set, it would have been worth over $100!

what is the "adler"? and is the unmarked spoon and fork German issue?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Adler is Eagle in German.

[Wagriff]

The unmarked pieces are probably German issue, but post-war. This same style of utensils was used for many years and is pretty much unchanged even to this day.

[JPhilip]

The unmarked pieces are probably German issue, but post-war. This same style of utensils was used for many years and is pretty much unchanged even to this day.

Hello,
Unmarked pieces from 4 ustensils sets were dug out in Normandie and Drôme area in France. Eagle marked sets were bought from barracks but private companies also produced unmarked pieces.
Thanks

[Wagriff]

Hello,
Unmarked pieces from 4 ustensils sets were dug out in Normandie and Drôme area in France. Eagle marked sets were bought from barracks but private companies also produced unmarked pieces.
Thanks

Interesting! I can't see, though, how a wartime set would show peeling and plating loss, though-did they plate the period set pieces?

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi William, yes, they were plated. You can see it starting to peel on one of mine.

Cheers, Ade.

[Frundsberg]

Adrian, is not this item just overpainted? My set is just rostfrei (stainless steel) and after all these years in super condition.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi, no it is not paint, but some kind of plate.

Cheers, Ade.