Original U.S. Mid Vietnam War Meal, Combat, Individual "C Ration" Accessory Pack - Unopened Stocks Most likely this was kept

Most likely this was kept by a WW1 Veteran

They were issued with a tooled scabbard as well as smooth leather like this example

SHANNON was built in 1796 as a 32 Gun FRIGATE in the Royal Navy and first saw action in 1797

helmet retains about 90% of its original multi-color hand painted camouflage paint

Original U.S. Mid Vietnam War Meal, Combat, Individual "C Ration" Accessory Pack - Unopened Stocks Most likely this was keptOriginal Items: Only One Available. The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces from 1958 to 1980, when it was replaced by the Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE). Despite the new name, the MCI was still popularly referred to by the troops as "C Rations". The MCI was intended as a modest improvement over the earlier canned C ration, with inclusion of additional menu items to reduce