Original Japanese Edo Period Lacquered Iron Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Replaced Lining Sterling SMG At the bottom of the

At the bottom of the knuckle guard is a fouled anchor with the rest of the guard engraved with ornamental lines

Above the left ear interior of the apron of the shell has a stamped manufacturer's code and size BRB66

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The original cork textured is still present

who was wounded in action in Belgium on December 20th

Original Japanese Edo Period Lacquered Iron Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Replaced Lining Sterling SMG At the bottom of theOriginal 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