IJN Question

[Junger]

Hello all,

I'm fairly new to the collecting scene, and this is my first official post on this subforum, so please, excuse my ignorance.

I have a question to ask: did the IJN issue the Army-style mess tin to its troops? Or did they develop something else?

I have no idea where I should've posted this question, and if this is in the wrong place, I apologize in advance.

Junger

[kaydee]

Junger,
Welcome, I was refereed to this Forum and have found that the members really care about what is posted. They have answered my qyestions without any negative comments like other forums. Fill free to ask anything you want.
kaydee

[Jareth]

Junger navy had aluminum bento box type mess kits with lids

[Type4]

Is this and if you like i sell it

[adachi]

They had a variety of ways to serve their food. Onboard ships or submarines it wasn't uncommon to just use regular dishes. If they needed to prepare food beforehand and have it ready they used the aforementioned aluminum bento boxes. On the ground when deployed at their barracks they had army style mess kits, larger metal containers and dishes as well. As for on missions it's not entirely clear, perhaps they just carried premade rations wrapped in bamboo.

[Type4]

If you like more info here a book dedicated only at this

[Type4]

Here another Mess used from IJN



Here a big one used probably in the navy or in the barracks



And we have pictures were Navy soldier use army mess kit too, navy use many army items especially in ground service.

[Type4]

Dishes









Is full of different type

[ghp95134]

Are there repro IJN bento boxes? That one that Type4 has looks rather cool.




--Guy

[Jareth]

Some of them are actually navy Arsenal/ depot workers bento boxes