Original Japanese WWII Rare Large Aluminum Medical Canteen in Carrier Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Incorporated in this blade decoration

Incorporated in this blade decoration on the ricasso on both sides is:- FABRICA DE TOLEDO

The white paint reads 二 五 三 六

Stock made from hard wood with steel receiver and barrel

The real treasure trove is the supporting original paperwork together with the accompanying analysis

along with extra lenses which contained in the lid of the carry canister still in their original wax paper wrappings

Original Japanese WWII Rare Large Aluminum Medical Canteen in Carrier Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly Incorporated in this blade decorationOriginal Item: Only One Available. The word for canteen in Japanese is Suito, literally Water Tube. It was described as a tube structure, because the Japanese traditionally used bamboo sections as water bottles since the Samurai days. Bamboo has hollow chambers and drilling a hole into a section already makes it into a serviceable water bottle. Another plant that served as a liquid container was gourds. These dried out into a wood like container and