I tried to post this as a reply to an earlier canteen post but for some reason the computer wouldn't allow a response. Perhaps an administrator can link them.
This is a photo of an SNLF canteen I have had in my collection for several years a friend of mine found it at a garage sale. The cover has been cut away it appears, to remove the Kanji. what remains looks to be remnants of the characters Shichi (7) and Ichi (1).I have always been curious why this would be cut out? if by the vet he did a crappy job because he missed a lot of the inscription. Tag came with the piece naming it to the Milne Bay Battle and there were SNLF forces involved.
but why removing part of a cover??? any thoughts?
This is a photo of an SNLF canteen I have had in my collection for several years a friend of mine found it at a garage sale. The cover has been cut away it appears, to remove the Kanji. what remains looks to be remnants of the characters Shichi (7) and Ichi (1).I have always been curious why this would be cut out? if by the vet he did a crappy job because he missed a lot of the inscription. Tag came with the piece naming it to the Milne Bay Battle and there were SNLF forces involved.
but why removing part of a cover??? any thoughts?
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