american military gear Original U.S. WWI Field Gear Lot With 111st Field Artillery Regiment M – International Military Antiques

american military gear Original U.S. WWI Field Gear Lot With 111st Field Artillery Regiment M – International Military AntiquesOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 8 Available. The uniform and equipment used by American soldiers during the Great War was unique to the early 20th Century and also adapted to the rapid changes required by modern warfare at that time. This Lot Includes The Following: Meat Can Pouch: This detachable pouch is designed to hold the mess tin (aka "meat can") on the Army and Marine Corps Haversacks which is actually still attached with a Regiment marked

Original Items: Only One Lot of 8 Available. The uniform and equipment used by American soldiers during the Great War was unique to the early 20th Century and also adapted to the rapid changes required by modern warfare at that time.

This Lot Includes The Following:

- “Meat Can” Pouch: This detachable pouch is designed to hold the mess tin (aka "meat can") on the Army and Marine Corps Haversacks which is actually still attached with a Regiment marked Messkit. The messkit handle is marked with 111 FA for the 111st Field Artillery. The Virginia National Guard's 1st Field Artillery was drafted into Federal service on 5 August 1917. The regiment was reorganized and redesignated 15 September 1917 as the 111th Field Artillery and assigned to the 29th Division.

- M1917 Rifle Cartridge Belt: In 1917 the Army needed to redesign the M1910 cartridge belt for faster production by numerous contractors in order to equip the rapidly expanding force. The result was this model, with canvas body and woven webbing flaps. By MILLS and dated 1918. Attached to the belt is a canteen and carrier set that is Artillery regiment marked as well.

- M1910 Second Pattern Haversack: In 1910 the U.S. Army adopted the M-1910 haversack (or M10) as the standard backpack for all infantrymen. The pack is essentially a sheet of rugged khaki-colored canvas that folds around its contents (bedroll, clothing, daily rations, and assorted personal items), and is held together by flaps and adjustable buckle-straps. The two shoulder straps are designed to attach to a web belt or suspender configuration. The exterior of the pack has loops, rings, and grommet tabs for attaching a bayonet sheath, a “meat can” (mess kit) pouch, and a canvas carrier for a short-handled shovel (a.k.a. entrenchment tool) though this one has the small pickaxe with a worn wood handle.

A lovely assortment of items that come more than ready for further research and display.