Very rare WW1 German M1910 mess tin captured and re used by the British issued to colonial troops, battle damaged still original colours that was recovered from the El Alamein battlefield of late 1942 during the North African desert campaign of 1940-1943.

This is a very rare World War 1 German M1910 mess tin captured after the war and re used by the British army and issued to colonial troops in World War 2 .The mess mess tin is missing its lid also its carry handle and has a impact hole in the bottom along with the famous British arrow stamped on it after its re issue the tin has some other impact damage it looks like it has been in an explosion. The aluminium made tin has some rotted holes and it does have a few dents and knocks from being buried nothing to bad.It is still very solid it is in very nice condition well cleaned and retains a lot of original colours. The tin is pretty much as found condition and is in perfect condition for display or any collection. The tin was recovered from the El Alamein battlefield of late 1942 during the North African desert campaign of 1940-1943.The relic was found and recovered in around 2007-2012 by the Egyptian-Sahara.com expeditions and tours company.who specialized in the El Alamein battlefield.The relic comes with 2 x A5 laminated information cards with pictures including of the original flyer for the Egyptian-Sahara.com expeditions and tours company with pictures of some of the items they recovered in the early 2000's this relic was purchased directly from them when they were operating in around 2007-2012.

The battle was fought near the western frontier of Egypt between 23 October and 4 November 1942, El Alamein was the climax and turning point of the North African campaign in the Second World War. The Axis army of Italy and Germany suffered a decisive defeat by the British Eighth Army.