Original Japanese WWII Rare Large Aluminum Medical Canteen in Carrier Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly which has resulted in the

which has resulted in the loss of most of the finish

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

The top of the barrel marking is missing

The white paint reads 二 五 三 六

This is an original German waffenamt marked ZB37(t) display machine gun rebuilt from all original parts

Original Japanese WWII Rare Large Aluminum Medical Canteen in Carrier Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly which has resulted in theOriginal 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