Original Australian WWI Lighthorse Mounted Infantry and Cavalry Mess Kit With Correct Leather Strap Resin Guns and Grenades The hub has several stamped

The hub has several stamped markings

and the McCord Radiator Company manufactured the first examples from Hadfield steel

The cap nipple cone is worn and mushroomed out at the top

fearing the still-neutral U

elements of the US II Corps

Original Australian WWI Lighthorse Mounted Infantry and Cavalry Mess Kit With Correct Leather Strap Resin Guns and Grenades The hub has several stampedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic example of a moderately used Australian WWI mounted mess kit. This type of mess kit was utilized by both the Australian Lighthorse and Cavalry. Light horsemen mostly fought dismounted. They were considered to be 'mounted infantry' instead of 'cavalry'. The soldiers rode horses to a battlefield where they engaged with the enemy on foot and then left quickly on horseback when disengaging while a