Original Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Wooden Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest c.1850 U.S. Ordnance The pommel has almost all

The pommel has almost all of the original gilding intact on the "Broken Sun Cross" swas medallions

on late production MP-38's and MP-40's bolt handle was made as a separate part and also served as a safety- pushing the head of bolt handle inward locked the bolt either in cocked or forward position

or else it would have melted all over

The interior bears the original British broad arrow stamp

Original Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Wooden Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest c.1850 U.S. Ordnance The pommel has almost allOriginal 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