JAPANESE WWII TYPE 90 COMBAT HELMET WITH CAMOUFLAGE NET, IDENTIFIED TO AN INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER.

A super condition army helmet with the metal star to the front, also having the traditional single brush stroke around the lower part of the helmet. Applied to the outside are three red kanji letters. Ink stamped to the interior pads are further kanji letters. Hand stitched into the chinstrap are kanji letters, which identify the helmet to the soldier Matsuo Fushitsu, kanji stamps to the interi...  read more

Code: 97355

JAPANESE WWII NAVAL OFFICERS FULL DRESS SWORD.

The Japanese naval officers dress sword, modelled on many other international navy swords. Excellent single fullered blade. Ray skin grip covered with grip wire. Gilded D shaped hilt with floriated raised design. Scabbard of leather with three gilded mounts with floriated raised designs in a Japanese style. Complete with its very attractive silver and red portapee knot. Early 20th Century. Very...  read more

Code: 97356

JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS PARADE SWORD.

The 1875 and 1886 swords were the first swords to be introduced to the Japanese Armed Forces on the Western style (Kyu Gunto) Type 8. Excellent mint bright blade with single fuller. The D shaped hilt nicely gilded with pierced and open foliate and cherry blossom designs. The grip of celluloid with its original wire wrap. A bright plated scabbard, undented, with good plating visible and its corr...  read more

Code: 97357

JAPANESE WWII HOME DEFENCE FORCE SWORD.

A rare sword produced for the last ditch attempt at repelling the expected invasion of Japan by the allies forces in late 1945. Most of the swords at this time were destroyed as weapons of no artistic value. There are photographs of many weapons mainly swords, being shovelled into furnesses. Excellent blade with a cutting edge of 25 inches. This swords was produced in August 1945 one of the las...  read more

Code: 97358

JAPANESE WWII MILITARY KATANA SWORD FITTINGS.

A lovely mint unissued set of fittings for a Japanese officers sword being the olive drab painted scabbard with its gilded fittings. Brass pierced tsuba. Cloth wrapped grip with ray skin below with its tassel fitting to the upper hilt. At the end of the war many thousands of officers katana blades were destroyed, mainly in 1946 which left a residue of sword fittings, which were deemed to be wor...  read more

Code: 97359

JAPANESE WWII ALL LEATHER SWORD HILT COMBAT COVER.

A very nice condition leather combat cover for a Japanese officers sword. Complete with its male/female closure stud.  read more

Code: 97360

JAPANESE MEATBALL FLAG.

85 X 75cm mint unissued red sun Meatball flag, all printed on white cotton. Two corners have strengthened leather edges with tying tassels.  read more

Code: 97361

JAPANESE WWII SHRINE THOUSAND STITCHED WAIST BAND.

A very nicely hand embroidered red on yellow waist band showing a tiger, Japanese kanji characters, with its original ties and kanji stamping.  read more

Code: 97362

JAPANESE WWII SAKI CUP WITH IMAGES OF A FIELD GUN.

Inscribed in gilt kanji letters ‘3rd Field Artillery Regiment’.  read more

Code: 97363

JAPANESE RISING SUN FLAG.

Measuring 35 x 28, printed on cotton with two strengthened corners and attachment ties. These wee the type of flags that were seen tied to soldiers rifles when they were leaving Japan and sometimes in the theatre of operations. Nice condition.  read more

Code: 97364