Original WWII Japanese Officer Wool Forage Cap French Gun Magazines 4 x letters still in

4 x letters still in original envelopes with postmarks of 1940 or 1941 written and addressed to his wife Mrs

Overall length is 36 1/2 inches

The canister gets quite hot in use and you had to fill the "lungs" of the OBA with your own breath when you started out

During the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 and January 1945

The M41 "mermite" container was also used as a blood bank during WW2

Original WWII Japanese Officer Wool Forage Cap French Gun Magazines 4 x letters still inOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wonderful condition wool officer's forage cap. Fully lined with leather sweat band. Features ink stamp in Kanji on interior, classic string closure to the back and a yellow felt five pointed imperial Japanese star cap badge on a cotton backing. Missing chinstrap. All in all very nice example of a WW2 Japanese officer cap, quality items of this kind are very rarely encountered.