Original U.S. WWI Named 63rd Aero Squadron Decorated M1910 Mess Kit With Utensils - William A. Goodel German Antique Guns and now the blade is

and now the blade is slightly shorter than when issued

The interior of the helmet is maker marked and dated 1915

Early war southern ambrotypes and tintypes offer a big variety and sometimes comical fighting knives of various types

as indicated by Anthony Carter in his work World Bayonets 1800 to the Present

Original U.S. WWI Named 63rd Aero Squadron Decorated M1910 Mess Kit With Utensils - William A. Goodel German Antique Guns and now the blade isOriginal Item: Only One Kit Available. The 1909 Infantry Board recommended a new meat can mess kit that became standard issue in 1910. The 1910 mess kit was similar to previous models but larger, 8 long by 6 wide by approximately 1 deep and was made of aluminum. Like the earlier covers, which doubled as a plate, it fit into the top of the frying pan portion and was secured by a folding galvanized iron handle. Early in 1918 the American Expeditionary