Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Officer’s Canteen and Type 99 Gasmask Relic - 2 Items Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly These became popular with samurai

These became popular with samurai during the Muromachi period (室町時代 Muromachi jidai)

but with a padded lining and multiple pockets on the exterior

This nice example comes complete with German WWII issue parts including a wood butt-stock

During the invasion of Sicily

Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Officer’s Canteen and Type 99 Gasmask Relic - 2 Items Category_MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly These became popular with samuraiOriginal Items: Only One Lot of 2 Available. This is a fantastic pair of iconic WWII Japanese pieces of crucial equipment; a gas mask and canteen. The Imperial Japanese Army was the official ground based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan as supreme commander of the army