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 Italian Flags Overall 17" in length with

Overall 17" in length with 10 7/8" barrels

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

which is still clearly visible

The Mark III featured small oval-ish eye lenses

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 Italian Flags Overall 17" in length withOriginal 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