Original Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Conical Jingasa Helmet with Gilt Emblem c.1850 Russian/Soviet Militaria slightly curved blade showing what

slightly curved blade showing what could be Armorer's markings on both sides

was that the forces of VI Corps

Harding pages 194-195 for complete history and description of this Singapore Special Contract of which no previous example has

LT Owens was assigned to the ferry command at Memphis

This is a nice condition WW2 issue Japanese Model 30 Arisaka rifle bayonet manufactured by Kokura Arsenal in the Kyūshū Island of Japan

Original Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Conical Jingasa Helmet with Gilt Emblem c.1850 Russian/Soviet Militaria slightly curved blade showing whatOriginal Item: Only One Available. A KASA () is any one of several sorts of traditional Japanese hats. Some types are amigasa, jingasa, sandogasa, sugegasa, and takuhatsugasa. Note that rendaku ("sequential voicing") causes kasa to change to gasa when it is preceded by another word specifying the type of hat: thus, JINGASA ("camp hat"; helmet). These were issued to the lowliest soldiers of the Japanese War Lords (The Samurai). They were used by simple