Editing Mess kit (section)

===Swiss===
[[File:Schweizer Armee - Gamelle (Feldessgeschirr).JPG|thumb|[[Military of Switzerland|Swiss Army]] ''gamelle'']]

The Swiss mess kit ([[French language|French]] ''{{Ill|gamelle|fr|Gamelle (récipient)|de|Gamelle|display=true}}'') was originally introduced in 1875. This ''Runde Gamelle 1875'' was a pot made of tin-plated sheet steel with a lid and handle.<ref name="Kruk2010">{{Cite journal |title=Die Kochgeschirre der Schweizer Armee von 1875 bis zur Gegenwart |journal=VSAM Info Bulletin |url=https://www.armeemuseum.ch/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bulletin_VSAM_d_3-10.pdf |last=Kruk |first=Alfred |issue=3 |volume=10 |pages=6–16 |publisher=Verein Schweizer Armeemuseum |year=2010}}</ref>{{Rp|page=7}} It was however later deemed unsuitable and so in 1882 a revised design ''Einzelkochgeschirr Ord. 1882'' was introduced.<ref name="swissinfo.ch2004">{{Cite web |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/finanzplatz-schweiz/die-gamelle-hat-ausgedient/3774358 |title=Die Gamelle hat ausgedient |date=2004-02-18 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=[[SWI swissinfo]] |last=Hophan |first=Franz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602102113/https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/finanzplatz-schweiz/die-gamelle-hat-ausgedient/3774358 |archive-date=2024-06-02 |url-status=live |at=Gamelle: Falscher Name |language=de |trans-title=The gamelle has retired}}</ref> This model is a canteen-cup system: a tall, one liter canteen,{{R|name="Kruk2010"|page=8}} and a lid; the lid serves as a cup which can be fit inside the canteen, better heating its contents.{{R|name="Kruk2010"|page=8}} The 1882 design later formed the basis of the modern ''German mess kit design'' as mentioned above. All models since 1882 were officially designated ''Einzelkochgeschirr'', but soldiers kept calling them ''gamelle''.<ref name="swissinfo.ch2004"/>