Original U.S. WWI Trench Art M1910 Mess Kit by R.I.A. Personalized by Private Raymond Beeson, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry DIvision U.S. Air Force The double breasted style jacket

The double breasted style jacket features fold back

The leather is still somewhat soft

firm in Lüdenscheid

It was fitted in many different aircraft types for communication between aircraft

and is relatively heavy for its size

Original U.S. WWI Trench Art M1910 Mess Kit by R.I.A. Personalized by Private Raymond Beeson, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry DIvision U.S. Air Force The double breasted style jacketOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a named M1910 Meat Tin mess kit. It is heavily decorated with patriotic motifs, mostly on the top with who it belonged to towards the bottom. The writing states that he was with Company I, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division, making this a wonderful research opportunity. When the division arrived in France in August 1918, the Imperial German Army had just completed a series