WW2 US Army "K" Ration dinner unit

[Tom E. Gunn]

It's remarkable what one comes across in local antiques centres from time to time. Here we have an unopened WW2 "K-rat" pack...actually a dinner unit. The waxed carton containing the goodies is still sealed...I bet the contents are really well preserved, if not still edible!! The outer cardboard sleeve is a little the worse for wear but essentially intact. It'll go into one of my WW2 musette bags which contains a set of original individual GI kit which I've gathered together from various sources over the years.

[Tom E. Gunn]

Here's an official Signal Corps picture from WW2 illustrating the Dinner Unit's contents. You'll note that this has the later packaging with the printed camo pattern.