Original U.S. WWII USMC Unopened Marine Corps Field Ration D Bar by Hershey Chocolate Corporation - Rare Antique Colts bound with twisted gut string

bound with twisted gut string

clearly served probably more than 20 years in the Royal Marines starting in the early 1930's and ending in the 1950's

There is a faint maker’s code stamped under the flap

As well as firefighting

Original U.S. WWII USMC Unopened Marine Corps Field Ration D Bar by Hershey Chocolate Corporation - Rare Antique Colts bound with twisted gut stringOriginal Item. Only One Available. Military chocolate has been a part of standard United States military rations since the original D ration bar of 1937. Today, military chocolate is issued to troops as part of basic field rations and sundry packs. Chocolate rations served two purposes: as a morale boost, and as a high energy, pocket sized emergency ration. Military chocolate rations are often made in special lots to military specifications for