Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest & Liner with Straps Military Maps decreasing in number as sites

decreasing in number as sites were overrun until October 1944

The all brass hilt consists of a finely detailed lion head cat with an engraved backstrap and "P" guard

The handle of the bayonet is lovely nickel plated solid tombak or brass alloy

and still retains most of the original bronze wash

Note: There is evidence of a pre-1910 British publication that lists this style of dub for use by game wardens and retailed in Army & Navy stores

Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest & Liner with Straps Military Maps decreasing in number as sitesOriginal 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