It's a Reichswehr period mess tin ( Kochgeschirr ) used from 1919 - 1930
These were reduced in size in 1931 to the WW2 style we are all familiar with.....
Sorry I cant help on the painted marking
" I'm putting off procrastination until next week "
+1
Perhaps one post war marking.
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