Original French WWI Gamelle Individuelle Mle. 1852 Mess Kit - Gamelle Individuelle Modèle 1852 Russian/Soviet Militaria This fact makes finding them

This fact makes finding them difficult

They are free of any of the breaks

Designed to attach to the Canadian "Inglis" Browning High Power M-35 9mm Pistol with "tangent back sight" and cut for shoulder stock

There are dozens of Red Lion pubs in the UK and based on the signs age we have no way of tracing exactly where this sign hung

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Original French WWI Gamelle Individuelle Mle. 1852 Mess Kit - Gamelle Individuelle Modèle 1852 Russian/Soviet Militaria This fact makes finding themOriginal Item: Only One Available. This standard French Army issue mess kit dates back to 1852, when it was established by Marshal St. Arnaud. (Individual mess kit) The Gamelle is the issue mess kit, made of tinned metal, they are round with a lid and chain. These normally had, on the inside of the pot itself, a small individual plate and handle to allow the poilu to cook his own meal, most of the time though, these got lost in the trenches. This