Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Matching Scabbard No. 202827 Availability_Both The liner on this helmet

The liner on this helmet is dated 1940

Still in good condition and fully INERT

most likely the French Designed Canon de 155 Grande Puissance Filloux (GPF) mle

It was replaced postwar with a much larger and longer belt loop

This road wheel was for the Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Special Motor Vehicle) halftrack which was a German armored personnel carrier designed by the Hanomag company

Original Late WWII Japanese Army Type 95 Wood "Pineapple" Handle NCO Katana with Matching Scabbard No. 202827 Availability_Both The liner on this helmetOriginal Item: Only One Available. The end of WWII marked the beginning of the sword ownership ban in Japan. By law, Japanese citizens were forbidden to own swords. General McArthur did not want the general population to be able to arm again. Most soldiers and citizens surrendered their swords to the American occupying forces. The Americans destroyed a large number of swords by dumping them into the ocean or by melting them. But a small percentage