Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Jingasa Helmet Shell German Field Gear The blade on this example

The blade on this example is nickel-plated

The seven open compartments contain the pistol and some important pistol accessories: such as a brass mounted copper powder flask

Caliber: N/A

but have been nicely cleaned ready to display

The locket is offered in excellent condition

Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Jingasa Helmet Shell German Field Gear The blade on this exampleOriginal 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