Original Japanese Edo Period 19th Century Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest British Machine Guns 1945) was a United States

1945) was a United States Marine who sacrificed his life at the Battle of Okinawa during World War II

with a lovely patina of age and fully functional pinback

There is wear present and some tearing

a lovely design detail very characteristic of Spanish Morions from this period

Such axes might also feature inlaid silver and frequently do not have the flared steel edge of a weapon designed for war

Original Japanese Edo Period 19th Century Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest British Machine Guns 1945) was a United StatesOriginal Item Only One Available. One of the most iconic pieces of a Japanese Samurais outfit is the Jingasa, a type of kasa commonly worn by samurai and ashigaru (foot soldiers). The samurai class in feudal Japan, as well as their retainers and footsoldiers, used several types of jingasa made from iron, copper, wood, paper, bamboo, or leather. This example dates to the late Edo period, which lasted from 1603 1867. A KASA () is any one of several