M1942 cook set

[m.durston]

hi all, whilst browsing the endicotts website i found this little bargain lurking in there http://www.endicotts.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=71&products_id=1982

for those of you that dont know this is the US issue M1942 mountain cookset. It was used by US special forces guys in the vietnam conflict and the dated versions (which these are) are quite sought after.
Soldier of Fortune are flogging these for 3 times as much!

 

[rik_uk3]

Thats a good price although the cookset in fact pre-dates the Vietnam war. The stove new in box old stock can be had from here

http://wardenssupplyco.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=282 comes with original storage box/pan set (not mountain pan set)

 

[Tengu]

isnt that great? Its even nicer than my bulldog billy set

 

[johnboy]

for those of you that dont know this is the US issue M1942 mountain cookset. It was used by US special forces guys in the vietnam conflict

The cook set was designed to go with the M1942 Mountain stove...

Which looks like this...

A lot of the M1942 mountain gear was developed for use by the 1st Special Service Force 1SSF and later the 10th Mountain division...

Info on 1SSF here....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Brigade

Nice cook set.. I've got the stove but not the pans....

Cheers

John

 

[rik_uk3]

The cook set was designed to go with the M1942 Mountain stove...

Which looks like this...

A lot of the M1942 mountain gear was developed for use by the 1st Special Service Force 1SSF and later the 10th Mountain division...

Info on 1SSF here....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Brigade

Nice cook set.. I've got the stove but not the pans....

Cheers

John

Nice example John, mine is a later 1963 version.

Follow the links here for more info on kit the Mountain Division used

http://www.olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_gear_mountain_tent.php

 

[helixpteron]

Lovely cook set, makes you wonder just how much 'new, old stock' is knocking about, I was surprised at how many unused desalinator's were on the market, but these pans predate them by decades!

 

[rik_uk3]

Lovely cook set, makes you wonder just how much 'new, old stock' is knocking about, I was surprised at how many unused desalinator's were on the market, but these pans predate them by decades!

The guy who runs Wardens supply (see my stove link) in the States is a great fella and told me he is small fry compared to the big surplus outlets and often struggles to buy an item by a single pallet load as at the big surplus auctions stuff is sold by the pallets load. Another good friend in New Jersey went along to watch an auction and was stunned at the quantities in the lots sold and I would guess its the same in the UK but maybe on a smaller scale.

One of the stovies in the States commented on the pan sets earlier, quote
"PS... I see the website doesn't talk about liquid capacity so... From wild guessing from memory at work... I would estimate the pots as around 3-4 liters capacity at least. The two pots are similar in size/capacity. The pan would probably hold 4 or 5 eggs or enough bacon to satisfy 1 or 2 people. I don't recall the pan being stainless steel I thought it was heavy aluminum, but never checked since all I use it for is a lid. "

 

[Toddy]

We have two sets of these in the attic, bought in the early seventies if himself remembers correctly.
They take (and have taken) a hell of a beating and still tap out neatly with a ballpein hammer.
Heavy aluminium, and the large pot's big enough to boil spuds or rice for a family of four with a little care.
Things stick to the frying pan though.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Tracer1969]

I found one of the burners at a fleamarket.
Still dont know if there'sa difference between the Coleman 520 or a M1942 - M1941? I guess 1942 was the year they factured the stove.
Mine is stamped US Army - Made in Belgium
They're heavy, but when i tested it, it worked just fine from the first time after decades non use.

It's a real bombproof stove, either i wouldn't take with me in the backpack.

 

[johnboy]

I found one of the burners at a fleamarket.
Still dont know if there'sa difference between the Coleman 520 or a M1942 - M1941? I guess 1942 was the year they factured the stove.
Mine is stamped US Army - Made in Belgium
They're heavy, but when i tested it, it worked just fine from the first time after decades non use.

It's a real bombproof stove, either i wouldn't take with me in the backpack.

Nice stove,

There is quite a bit of difference between the M1942 and the 'coleman' 520. The M1942 was designed from the outset to be lightweight ( for it's day) for mountain / arctic operations. The 520 was considered too heavy even back in the 40's...

After the war Coleman updated the design a bit and released the Coleman 530 which is a civvie version of the 520...

 

[TJRoots]

ooh that looks nice i'm very very tempted...

 

[MrEd]

interesting info here
http://www.olive-drab.com/od_soldiers_gear_mountain_cookkit.php

 

[Tracer1969]

Thanks for the link.
So my stove is the 1941, i saw there was a 1941 tent stove also. Nice