Item Description
Original Item: One-of-a-kind. USMC Pacific Theatre “bring back” material are some of the most sought after military collectibles on the market today. This incredible example perfectly echo’s the sentiment of the “Leathernecks” during their harrowing plight through the Pacific Island hoping facing ferrous resistance from entrenched Japanese forces.
This is standard Imperial Japanese Army aluminum WW2 canteen that was captured by an American Marine Corps member during WWII, who engraved it and brought back to the United States as a war trophy.
The canteen reads:
FROM THE HALLS
OF
MONTEZUMA
TO
THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI
HELL, -.
MARINES ARE EVERYWHERE
GUADALCANAL IS.
AIGUST 7TH
1942
JAP
CANTEEN
AND HE CAN’T
TAKE IT WITH HIM
U.S. MARINES
U.S.A.
A fantastic totally unique USMC war trophy from the IJA.
This is standard Imperial Japanese Army aluminum WW2 canteen that was captured by an American Marine Corps member during WWII, who engraved it and brought back to the United States as a war trophy.
The canteen reads:
OF
MONTEZUMA
TO
THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI
HELL, -.
MARINES ARE EVERYWHERE
GUADALCANAL IS.
AIGUST 7TH
1942
JAP
CANTEEN
AND HE CAN’T
TAKE IT WITH HIM
U.S. MARINES
U.S.A.
A fantastic totally unique USMC war trophy from the IJA.
- This product is available for international shipping.
- Eligible for all payments - Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, Paypal & Sezzle
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