Original Japanese Edo Period 18th Century Lacquered Iron Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Liner VHS However we can see enough

However we can see enough of it to know that it reads as follows:

France (Apr 1943 - Aug 1943)

except they have a black finished scabbard

so this is definitely a British made rifle

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

Original Japanese Edo Period 18th Century Lacquered Iron Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Liner VHS However we can see enoughOriginal 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