Japanese Container

**Marchas45** · Nov 02, 2020, 06:33 PM

What is this: some say it's for ammo, is this true?

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**angelito1** · Nov 02, 2020, 07:04 PM

writing is rubbed off blurred but the top pic: "92 style gun cover '' middle pic: " showa(era) eighteen tokyo daichi 1st army"

**Back-of-the-boat** · Nov 02, 2020, 11:05 PM

I know when my brother was in the Army he had grease type face paint to camouflage himself that came in a container like that, not same era probably but the canister looks close to that.

**ToddsPoint** · Nov 03, 2020, 05:50 AM

Containers of bandages also came like that. Gary

**DCMatt** · Nov 03, 2020, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by angelito1

writing is rubbed off blurred but the top pic: "92 style gun cover '' middle pic: " showa(era) eighteen tokyo daichi 1st army"

I think angelito1 is putting us on the right track. "Cover" may be a strict translation of the kanji character but have a slightly different meaning in context.

I'm guessing a little but the canister seems about the right size for a Type 92 HMG flash suppressor.

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**Marchas45** · Nov 03, 2020, 08:00 PM

Good ideas but I still think it's for ammo but heck what the hell do I know. Lol

**Charlie P. (NY)** · Nov 03, 2020, 08:19 PM

Not seing anything that would link it to ammo. Maybe a cleaning kit holder(?)

WWII Japanese ammo was loose in wood cases/cartons or large "SPAM" cans, cartons of five round stripper clips, or 30 round machine gun strips. The soldiers carried two, three or four 30 round leather pouches with six five-round stripper clips in each.