Brief History Of The US Mess Kit From WWI WWII

Brief history and design features of the WWI-WWII (and Somewhat Vietnam War) US Mess Kit

[@reddevilparatrooper]

I kept my old mess kit that I was issued from my last unit in Panama in the early 1990s made in 1967 when I was born. I keep it part of my emergency gear in my truck for road trip camping. I love it. ❤❤❤. Boiling hot dogs or making ramen noodles works perfectly. ❤❤❤

[@dustbinbroom]

The interwar lid is not a casting. You can't roll an edge on a casting. All the "hulls" of the mess kits are stampings. Source. I own all these mess kits and a few others and work as a metalworker and fabricator. Early ww2 are zinc plated galvanized then switching to stainless later on. Other than that you are correct. Nice video.

[@reenactmentdays5891]

I was wondering that. I think I heard it somewhere and with the pattern on the metal I thought it was casted.

[@jonastknotts3504]

There's a few other very similar but different models also. I have a 1942 that's an in between of what you have. Some variants may also be due to manufactures for the military.

[@ConradSzymczak]

Loop goes on the other end of the landle.

[@shckr17]

cool video. thanks. I have a 1910 in all the correct dementions but it's stamped 1918. U.S. WSC 1918

[@reenactmentdays5891]

Yea that's normal, we made both models for a while, I have a m1910 dated 1919

[@shckr17]

@@reenactmentdays5891 would you happen to know what WSC or mabe it's WS CO. is? CO. isn't part of the marking but i guess it's the manufacturer.

[@santamanone]

That handle was not “cast” steel.” In fact there’s no such animal as cast steel. It was pressed steel.

[@mattmatty4670]

still waiting on delivery of ww1 kit. it's stuck in Sydney tracking says.

[@georgebenta3435]

Is it true that M1932 mess kits are hard to find in general?

[@darkness-.4321._]

Good job editing no orange I love the vids not being rude when I talk about the Orangey color

[@reenactmentdays5891]

I didn't edit the orange out, I recorded this during the day so it's just sunlight instead of a lightbulb lol

[@darkness-.4321._]

Ah

[@user-zd4vb5pd6q]

My mess tin handle o that’s u.s. on it it is like your 4th one but only has a u.s. on the handle does anyone know what year it is or if it isn’t ww2?

[@thatwwiiguy2566]

Yer Videos are cool, I have the newest one