1 / 7
an old wooden box with writing on it sitting on a white surfacea small wooden box with a handle on a white surfacea small wooden box with a handle on ita wooden chest with a metal lid on a white surfacea small wooden box with a handle on a tablea wooden box that is sitting on a tablea small wooden box with a metal latch on it
Hôtel des Ventes de Troyes

341 - Wooden mess tin painted khaki, marked in white paint on the …
See original version (French)

Estimate €40 - €60
Sale commission
Description
Wooden mess tin painted khaki, marked in white paint on the front with ‘Commandant Rabut Colonial Infantry’. ABE (signs of wear, one iron handle missing, splinters) Rabut Fernand-Claude (1881–1941) Trained at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, part of the ‘Centenary of the Legion of Honour’ intake (1901–1903). Second Lieutenant in 1903 with the 2nd RIC, Lieutenant with the 1st Regiment of Malagasy Tirailleurs, Captain in 1914 with the 7th RIMC, Knight of the Legion of Honour. With the 3rd RIC in 1916, then on the staff of the 34th Colonial Brigade. Battalion commander in 1918. In 1920, at Gallipoli. Lieutenant-Colonel in the 22nd RIC in 1928, Colonel in 1931 in the 23rd RIC, Commanding Officer of the 3rd RIC from 1936 to 1937. Brigadier in 1938. Commanding Officer of the 3rd Tonkin Colonial Infantry Brigade from September 1939 to June 1940.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Militaria & Historical Memorabilia
Auction location
Auction time 09/04/2026 at 9:30 AM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like