Original U.S. Post WWII Era “U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan” Hand Painted WWII Japanese Type 4 Ceramic Grenade Receiver Top Cover known as Green Hornets

known as Green Hornets

This Chapka helmet is for a Trooper (other ranks) and sports a black horsehair plume

which also happens to be the exact same time as the Irish "Eastern Uprising" in 1916

The top cylinder strap is marked:

Original U.S. Post WWII Era “U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan” Hand Painted WWII Japanese Type 4 Ceramic Grenade Receiver Top Cover known as Green HornetsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a WWII Japanese Type 4 Ceramic Grenade, painted for use as a souvenir memento from United States Fleet Activities Sasebo. U. S. Fleet Activities Sasebo is a United States Navy base, in Sasebo, Japan, on the island of Kysh. It provides facilities for the logistic support of forward deployed units and visiting operating forces of the United States Pacific Fleet and designated tenant