Late War MN M31 Kochgeschirr WITH ENGRAVING

[1stSSLSSAHTexas]

Here is my MN marked mess kit with some interesting engravings! purchased from FJM44 in the Netherlands.

[JPhilip]

Hello,
nice late war MN messkit (44 or 45 ?) with cool addition...
too bad the inner plate is missing
Thanks

[1stSSLSSAHTexas]

Hello,
nice late war MN messkit (44 or 45 ?) with cool addition...
too bad the inner plate is missing
Thanks

Yes! I love this one very much! I wish I knew the date as it is not marked with a date, but only with MN.

[JPhilip]

Hello,
the date should be stamped below the MN markings, here under the lower rivet
Thanks

[1stSSLSSAHTexas]

Hello,
the date should be stamped below the MN markings, here under the lower rivet
Thanks

Yes, I know. I have around 30+ German mess kits. This one has no date is what i mean. Upper and bottom half. Bottom just has “MN” solely.

[ruslan]

Hi!
I got same Kochgeschirr , Marked MN but no dates of production.
I just wondering ,if it late war ,or postwar period ?
Trying to upload my pictures, but no result.

[Danmark]

Hello,
nice late war MN messkit (44 or 45 ?) with cool addition...
too bad the inner plate is missing
Thanks

I don't know anything definitive - but I would think that the inner aluminum "plate" would have been a bit redundant in the field.
For a piece of kit most soldiers lived fine with for years with just a body and lid, I'm sure it was quickly discarded...... or lost!!



These images are another reason I believe that we quite often see non-matching tops and bottoms!