Military Mess Kit (Army Cooking Pot)

Description

This military mess kit was used by participants in military operations and armed conflicts along the Tajik-Afghan border in 1989. Factory-manufactured from aluminum and finished in protective green paint, it consists of a main cooking vessel and a detachable lid that also functions as a bowl for serving food. A metal handle allows the container to be suspended over an open fire during field cooking. The artifact is a representative example of Soviet military field equipment and serves as a valuable historical source for the study of military daily life, logistics, and material culture in the late twentieth century.