A 1938 dated set of very early British made aluminium standard issued mess tins

This is a fine example of a very early 1938 dated aluminium standard issued mess tin set and was recently found on a small village carboot sale on the coast of Belgium. When Patt. ’37 W.E. was introduced, the Haversack was specially divided to allow carriage of a new Mess tin. L. of C. B1624, approved in 1938, mentions a rectangular Mess tin, but it was not until B2537, approved 27th April 1939, that the new Mess tin was announced! Called simply Tins, mess the sub-detail added “…rectangular, aluminium, complete…”. It comprised Bodies, inner and Bodies, outer, one being smaller and nested inside the larger. The steel handles folded over the top of each Body and the assembly fitted inside a khaki, cotton drill cover. This issued set of 1938 mess tins is made by the Stratford on Avon based company of N.C.J.Ltd. (N.C. Joseph, Limited) and is in found as is condition and never been cleaned before. A very early and so very diffcult to find set of British made mess tins.

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