Mess Tin Holder (Halter für Kochgeschirr) Early & Late Versions

Early and Late versions of Mess Tin Holders in my collection.

It is designed to hold one Mess Tin M31 (Kochgeschirr Modell 1931) only onto the wall of the vehicle.

And without the mess tin leather carrying strap, as vehicle crews didn’t need to manpack the mess tin.

Both hole diameter and distance are identical.

And both has 3mm leather cushions secured by rivets.

Both has stamped on Kochgeschirr in black.

The holes remains in vantage/relic vehicles can’t tell which version was the holder, should be determine by the period of the vehicle itself.

The early version is in Aluminum and the late version changed to Steel.

Here are the visual comparison of both versions.