Original U.S. WWI 1st Division Medic’s Engraved M1910 Mess Kit with Travel Diary and Exact Date & Time of Wound at Cantigny - Featured in The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 225 MP 44 This is an excellent example

This is an excellent example of a WWII Issue Carry Case for the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle

The bag measures about 11 x 8 x 4 inches

especially on the front toe

“That truck ride

The crossguard also still has the original leather buffer washer around the blade

Original U.S. WWI 1st Division Medic’s Engraved M1910 Mess Kit with Travel Diary and Exact Date & Time of Wound at Cantigny - Featured in The Book “Trench Art, An Illustrated History” by Jane Kimball on Page 225 MP 44 This is an excellent exampleOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a really phenomenal 1st Division engraved mess kit to Frederick J. Barker, Serial Number 2552 (Extremely Low), Ambulance Company 12, 1st Sanitary Train, 1st Division. Barker was one of the first soldiers overseas, embarking on August 13th, 1917. While overseas he was wounded at Cantigny on June 9th, 1918 at 4: 00am, as is engraved on the side of his mess kit. What an interesting bit of specificity! This exact mess