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

at some time the sword must have been dropped

which has resulted in the loss of most of the finish

The top of the barrel marking is missing

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