Yugoslav People's Army (YPA) Mess Kit M-69 - Porcija JNA

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Yugoslav Army Mess Kit M-69

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Porcija JNA M-69

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Known as: Porcija JNA M-69

The Yugoslav Army Mess Kit M-69 is a six piece mess kit that was standard issue mess kit in the former Yugoslav People’s Army, or as it was originally known the Jugoslavenska Narodna Armija. This mess kit, the Porcija JNA M-69, is a complete mess kit that comes with all that the soldier needs to cook and eat in the field, over an open fire. It is also one of the few army mess kits that is issued with its own eating utnesils (knife, fork, spoon). The Porcija JNA M-69 was originally used by the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), but when the break-up of former Yugoslavia took place between 1991 and 1999/2001, the mess kit was still being used by Croatian and Serb forces.

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JNA Yugoslav Peoples Army Mess Kit M-69 Canteen, known as: Porcija JNA M-69


The Yugoslav Army Mess Kit M-69 is a six piece mess kit that was standard issue mess kit in the former Yugoslav People’s Army, or as it was originally known the Jugoslavenska Narodna Armija. This mess kit, the Porcija JNA M-69, is a complete mess kit that comes with all that the soldier needs to cook and eat in the field, over an open fire. It is also one of the few army mess kits that is issued with its own eating utnesils (knife, fork, spoon). The Porcija JNA M-69 was originally used by the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), but when the break-up of former Yugoslavia took place between 1991 and 1999/2001, the mess kit was still being used by Croatian and Serb forces.

The complete kit contains:
• An aluminium cooking pot with folding handle: 10cm H x 12cm W x 8cm D
• A tough plastic serving dish which acts as lid for the pot: 9cm H x 12cm W x 8cm D
• 1-litre canteen with square cup: 18cm H x 11cm W x 7cm D
• 3-piece utensil set – knife, fork and spoon (the knife is also a can opener and bottle opener)
• An olive-drab carrier bag made of canvas
• The overall dimensions of the combined mess kit are : 19cm H x 12cm W x 8cm D.
The weight of the whole mess kit when empty is 0.7kg and its colour is Olive Drab.
According to our friend Aki Asger, the bigger plastic cup is for soups or salad, little cup is for water or for the salad if the issued meal has soup (that then goes in bigger plastic cup).
The Porcija JNA M-69 is a versatile mess kit which is designed on the same lines as the German Bundeswehr M 59 BW Feldflasche alu 3 Teilig and the Russian VDV M71 Mess kit, in that the kit includes also a canteen as part of it. All the components fit into each other to form one whole and are kept together with the aluminium pot’s handle which snaps on to the food dish/cover. The fork and spoon also fit snuggly into the knife’s handle. The fact that most of the Porcija is made of tough plastic, including the canteen, makes it very light. Moreover its cubic design helps a lot when it comes to packing. The canvas cover which closes with a snap on button, has to cloth loops (similar to the ones used on Russian canteens and VDV mess kit covers) so that it can be attached to the soldier’s webbing belt. It also includes an internal pocket for the eating utensils.
The Pocija JNA M-69 is the product of the Rade Končar industries of Zagreb. The company, named after the World War II Yugosalvian resistance fighter Rade Končar (1911-1942) executed by the Italians, was founded in 1946 and today specialises in, among other areas, the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of professional catering equipment. The address is Rade Končar, Industrija Elektricnih Proizvoda, Opreme i Postrojenja - Zagreb



Item No. O174



Dimensions: 12cm x 19cm x 9cm



Weight: 810g