Early/Mid War Fully Edible WWII Reproduction K Rations

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When bidding let me know what meal choice or choices you want!
I am beyond thrilled to (finally) offer early/mid WWII versions of the legendary K Ration. Just like the morale late war type I’ve been offering for a year or so now, I finally sourced all the materials (and time) to reproduce authentic, museum grade, edible and reusable K Rations that US troops would have been issued during the earlier parts of WWII (1943-1944).
I wanted to offer this mid-war type ration since the contents still show a lot of early war K ration designs but with some new changes and accessories that I think really amplify their usage and display power. These are perfect for your Anzio, D-Day, Normandy experiences as troops gradually switched over to the morale/color packaging design in very late 1944 and through the end of the war.
Just like the morale units, these come in Breakfast, Dinner and Supper. I offer all three! You won't find another WWII K ration set like these!
CHECK OUT THE UNBOXING VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRm9a8AL9X8&t
The breakfast unit comes with the cardboard fully printed outer box with front panel, side panels, malaria warning and contents on the back. The inner box is also printed and fully waxed to be waterproof just like the originals. Inside you’ll find my newest 3” diameter metal entrée tins that are fully reusable (empty, does not contain any meat). You can put anything you want in these and they come with the outer printing and are a HUGE upgrade from the larger entrée meals of chicken, ham, etc. Also inside you’ll find an early war graphic stick of gum, and just like the early war rations, aluminum was being conserved at home so the gum sticks are wrapped in a wax paper. Also an early war pack of four cigarettes (does not contain any tobacco). Fleetwood or Chesterfield packs were the most common so I’ve included one or the other in these units. You find a fully stocked accessory pack with two different sets of biscuits (K-1 Defense and K-2 Graham OR K-2 Graham and K-4). I have these biscuits made to the EXACT Department of Defense specifications using the original recipes and 3-D printed molds to mirror the size, shape and design of the original biscuits. Biscuits are cellophane wrapped like the originals. Four sugar cubes are also included. From originals from this period of the war, the breakfast unit typically contained four Domino sugar cubes, paper wrapped in an off-white or white wrapper. No one else is producing these either. The correct rectangular style sugar cubes are impossible to find, but I did find a supplier in Holland that still produces these cubes. Just like the originals mine have the notched tab opening design. A pack of Nescafe soluble coffee in correct foil laminate pouch is also included. Lastly an early war style Richardson’s fruit bar in the longer confection design. Eventually the dimensions of the confection were changed but at this point in the war K Rations still had the longer design. The fruit bar inside is close to the original fruit bar recipe.
The dinner unit contains all the same features as the breakfast unit above, but the entrée can is for processed cheese, the beverage is lemon juice powder, confection is a pack of Choclettos caramels in correct color graphic tray design and instead of cubed sugar the dinner units include a box of Domino granulated sugar. The dinner unit also includes a pack of matches with the malaria warning design. They matches and striker are fully functional.
The supper units contains all the same features as the breakfast and supper units above, but the entrée can is pork loaf, the beverage is bouillon powder, confection is a fully edible 2 oz D Ration bar made to the exact specifications of the D Bar (cocoa powder, cocoa fat, skim milk powder, sugar), there is no sugar included or matches, but a pack of Waldorf toilet paper is included per the originals.
I hope you snag one or all three of these K Rations up for your next event or display. They are fairly complex and difficult to produce so I will be making small quantities of about 4-6 each at a time so keep checking back for quantity updates.