The World War II round mess tin, displayed in the museum, was discovered during battlefield excavations near the town of Bely, Tver Oblast. Such mess tins were included in the mandatory equipment of the Workers’ and Peasants' Red Army soldiers: each soldier received it for personal use along with a spoon and a mug. In the field, soldiers put the food (garrison rations), prepared in field kitchens, into the mess tins, or themselves cooked porridge with canned meat, which was included in the daily field rations.
The Red Army mess tin resembled an aluminum model of an older design which was approved by the order of the Military Department back in 1899:
The Red Army mess tin resembled an aluminum model of an older design which was approved by the order of the Military Department back in 1899:
