Original Japanese WWII 1942 Dated Aluminum Canteen Captured by American Soldier & Painted with Map British Holsters That places this bonnet pretty

That places this bonnet pretty solidly in the latter half of the 20th century

It then served in the Boer War and World War One and Two

these make great reenactor items

though it takes a hard pull to get the lock to cock all the way

Original Japanese WWII 1942 Dated Aluminum Canteen Captured by American Soldier & Painted with Map British Holsters That places this bonnet prettyOriginal Item: This is a nice totally original USGI bring back Japanese WWII aluminum canteen with original "Model A" Aluminum and cork stopper. This was the first type of stopper used with this model canteen, a carry over from the earlier smaller canteen, which was replaced by this model in 1930. This example has maker markings on the bottom, as well as a date of , read as SHOWA 1 7, or 1942. The canteen is painted on one side with a map of Japan