Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana by MIHARA MASAMORI - Documented Gift to Admiral William Furlong by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Brunswick Parts Originally the German military was

Originally the German military was caught unprepared and no specific protective goggles for pilots were available which resulted in the pilots utilizing commercially produced or captured enemy protective goggles

next to what look to be some scratched in initials that we cannot read

and a size marking of 7 1/8 on the top strap

The liner in this helmet is complete

the force encountered large parties of Zulus

Original WWII Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai-Gunto Katana by MIHARA MASAMORI - Documented Gift to Admiral William Furlong by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz Brunswick Parts Originally the German military wasOriginal Items. One of a Kind. This is an unprecedented, once in a lifetime offering: a Japanese Navy Officer P1937 Kai Gunto Katana and U. S. Navy Sword belt, sent as birthday gifts by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz to Admiral William Rea Furlong, Commander of Minecraft, Battle Force at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from February to December 1941. Furlong was present during the attack on December 7, 1941, serving aboard his flagship, the minelayer USS Oglala,