Original Japanese Edo Period 18th Century Lacquered Iron Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Liner VHS France (Apr 1943 - Aug

France (Apr 1943 - Aug 1943)

The Collector from whom this came was most disappointed that it was not Polish as he had hoped

and the arms would be confiscated

We've been able to verify Lieutenant David Malinsky service in the USMC as a rifle platoon leader by discovering his obituary at this link

so this is definitely a British made rifle

Original Japanese Edo Period 18th Century Lacquered Iron Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Liner VHS France (Apr 1943 - AugOriginal 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