U S army spoon - how old is it?

[rbcumbee74]

Found this today metal detecting an old field. It's a fairly large spoon with U . S . On the bottom and the makers mark on the back says silco.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The version you found was never issued as Field mess-equipment by the US Army. It is a non-regulation spoon made by Silco in the second quarter of the 20th-Century. (Note that the US marking on it is "plain block" lettering.)

To learn about actual US Army "mess gear" (and see many photos of it), go here (long .pdf document), scroll down to near the end for eating-utensils: http://www.history.army.mil/html/museums/messkits/Field_Mess_Gear(upd_Jul09).pdf

To see a very similar Commemorative spoon, go here: US United States Souvenir Collector Spoon Vintage Collectible | SpoonWorld - Collectibles on ArtFire

 

[rbcumbee74]

Thanks for the info. Very informative!