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MODEL 1908 EXPERIMENTAL MESS CUPS:
The US Army Model 1908 Experimental Cup, developed and issued
during the equipment trials of the first decade of the early 20th
Century, was made of aluminum to reduce the weight,
however the properties of the metal conducted and held
heat more readily. To combat this problem the cup
was fitted with a handle which
featured a unique slotted handle separated from the body
of the cup by cork washers which insulated the
handle from the cup body after it was heated. The slotted
handle was designed to accept the tines of the soldiers
fork, thus providing a handle to introduce or retrieve
the cup from the bivouac fire without burning his hands.
I have the following Model 1908 Cups in stock and each
is described below with accompanying photographs.
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No. 1
MODEL 1908 EXPERIMENTAL MESS CUP - EXCELLENT
CONDITION: This
specimen is in excellent condition, as close to "like
new unissued" as you are likely to see. Full form with
no dents or misshaping, and the handle washers are present
and complete. The handle
is plainly marked U.S., and the R.I.A. for Rock
Island Arsenal, and with the date "1910". This is a
particularly fine specimen
of a relatively rare cup and one that would be
impossible to upgrade.
SOLD SEE LISTINGS BELOW FOR
MORE M1908 CUPS
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No.
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MODEL 1908 EXPERIMENTAL MESS CUP - UNIT ID'd 2ND
Regiment: This
specimen is in full form with a few dents in the bottom
of the cup. The handle washers are present. The handle
is plainly marked U.S., and the R.I.A. for Rock
Island Arsenal, and the date are present but very
faint. The handle is also stamped with unit
identification numerals, 2, E and 46, indicating 2nd
Regiment, Company E, Number 46. There is also a number
scratched on the underside of the handle loop and at
least one name and several initials scratched into the
bottom of the cup all evidence of the cups issue
through the years. This is a nice presentable specimen
of a relatively rare cup, with the added value of having
the unit issue stamps.
(0807) $85
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No.
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MODEL 1908 EXPERIMENTAL MESS CUP - DATED 1908:
This specimen is in full form no significant dents. The
handle washers are present. The handle is plainly
marked U.S., R.I.A. for Rock Island Arsenal, and
1908. There are some letters scratched
over
the arsenal date stamp, likely the initials of the
soldier who carried this cup. This is
a nice presentable specimen of a relatively rare cup
manufactured during the first year of production.
SOLD
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