Original Japanese Edo Period Black Lacquered Jingasa Helmet with Complete Liner - Kanji Markings MG 34 It definitely looks to be

It definitely looks to be quite old

and in particular the Rohr hand grenade

though we have not identified the specific ranks and units of the pictured individuals

His name tag was found tucked inside of the leather sweatband and has CAPT O

Year of Manufacture: circa 1857

Original Japanese Edo Period Black Lacquered Jingasa Helmet with Complete Liner - Kanji Markings MG 34 It definitely looks to beOriginal 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