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USSR soldier messkits - "Kotelok"
Round aluminum pot, release mid-1920s, usually called Mod.1926 or Mod.1927:
Marking into the circle:
"Л.В.Х.П.К." - "Leningrad city military-property inspection board";
Release date - "1927";
The name of the quality supervisor - "Чухин".
Another round stamp - manufacturers marking ("Red Vyborzhets" plant, Leningrad city).
The same marking, release date - "1926":
Another example of marking into the circle:
"Кр.Выбор". - manufacturers marking ("Red Vyborzhets" plant, Leningrad city);
Release date - "31 г." (1931);
The name of the quality supervisor - "Тертухин";
"39" - technological marking, perhaps, factory batch number:
During the WW2 it was also used tin-plated and enameled pots, of different sizes and colors:
"Standard N 3287", for "aluminium pot 2 liter capacity", approved as mandatory from October 1, 1931:
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Messkit Mod.1936.
This messkit has released only "Red Vyborzhets" plant, from 1936 to 1941 years.
Messkit was made up of two pieces: a large aluminum body 1,3 liter capacity, that functioned as a pot; and a lid, 0,5 liter capacity, that also functioned as a cup or a fry pan:
Marking into the circle:
"Кр.Выбор". - manufacturers marking ("Red Vyborzhets" plant, Leningrad city);
The name of the quality supervisor - "Руткевич";
Release date - "36 г." (1936).
Messkits, issued in 1936, also had a modification with two rivets for attaching the handle to a lid:
Handle with two rivets:
Release date - "36 г." (1936):
"Standard" 1936 lid:
There is another modification of the lid, which had only messkits, issued during 1936. This is a lid with a small "lip":
Variety of mounting a wire handle for messkit body, issued before 1940:
From 1940, mounting a wire handle had a new shape:
Also, since this time, the messkits began to be painted in green color:
Marking also has little changed:
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I think the horse in the background of picture #6 of Post #6 is looking nervously at that huge stew pot...
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
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Another great tread Michael , thanks for sharing .
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I enjoy your detailed photos , and love to see personal items like mugs and mess kits . I don't have any Soviet WWII items , but I hope to someday . Keep up the great work .
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