Original U.S. WWII ETO Blood Bank M-1941 Mermite Can by L.M.P - Dated 1942 ZB 26-ZB 30 and dated 1914 and showing

and dated 1914 and showing a Broad Arrow marking

the Dublins took part in the capture of Wytschaete during the Battle of Messines

The brass lock plate is fitted with a safety slide and an eared butt cap with grotesque mask

Front center of helmet features a German WWII Police stylized national eagle

During World War I

Original U.S. WWII ETO Blood Bank M-1941 Mermite Can by L.M.P - Dated 1942 ZB 26-ZB 30 and dated 1914 and showingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Officially known as CONTAINER, ROUND, INSULATED, M 1941. The M41 "mermite" container was also used as a blood bank during WW2. This 1942 dated example is nicely maker marked L. M. P above the date. It does not have inserts, as were used for food, but it is complete with functional; lid can be secured down. The inside "tank" in lined in what appears to be zinc, but was cleaned due to corrosion, so the zinc plating is