What are the markings on this WWI Mess Kit Knife?

[mick56]

Can anyone tell me what the markings on the edge of this WWI mess kit knife say?

 

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[Kenosha Kid]

R.I.A. is Rock Island Arsenal

 

[Retired Sarge]

Knife from a M1910 mess kit. As stated RIA is for the manufacturer Rock Island Arsenal, 1914 date (Year) of manufacture, US United States.

19 BAND CAC 20 (If that is correct) is throwing me for a loop, don't know if it's a unit marking for accountability or what. But it's not a manufacturer marking.

 

[crashbandicoot]

That got me too.I can,t put together any sensible unit from those letters,but that,s what they would likely be.

 

[Kenosha Kid]

searched “band cac” and came up with this:

https://books.google.com/books?id=_...uAUgQ6AF6BAgzEAI#v=onepage&q=band cac&f=false

guess there was a band for CAC (Coastal Artillery Corps) back then?

 

[crashbandicoot]

searched “band cac” and came up with this:

https://books.google.com/books?id=_...uAUgQ6AF6BAgzEAI#v=onepage&q=band cac&f=false

guess there was a band for CAC (Coastal Artillery Company) back then?

That makes sense!Good search Kenosha Kid!

 

[Retired Sarge]

searched “band cac” and came up with this:

https://books.google.com/books?id=_...uAUgQ6AF6BAgzEAI#v=onepage&q=band cac&f=false

guess there was a band for CAC (Coastal Artillery Corps) back then?

Glad someone figured something out.......I was starting to go blind and nuts trying to decipher it!