Original U.S. WWII USAAF Enameled Portable Mess Set in Transit Chest - By Wheary Incorporated 1945 German Military Maps 54 caliber is offered in

54 caliber is offered in excellent condition

765th Bomb Squadron Patch “ALATAQUE” patch

known in German as Gewehr und Munitionsfabrik (Gwf

but was still in service during WW2

The blade ricasso is maker marked (bottom line faint):

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Enameled Portable Mess Set in Transit Chest - By Wheary Incorporated 1945 German Military Maps 54 caliber is offered inOriginal Item: Only one set available. This set consists of a wooden transit chest measuring 18" x 14" x 13" containing enameled plates and cups with stainless steel flatware. The United States Army Air Force was stationed at Fairford Air Base, which was constructed in 1944 in the village of Fairford in the Cotswolds, one of England's true "garden spots" in the County of Gloucestershire. Fairford Air Base was constructed in 1944 to serve as an