Original Japanese Edo Period Kabutowari "Helmet Breaker" with Forged "Dirk" Blade in Lacquered Scabbard Browning LMG Without Communication Equipment

Without Communication Equipment

There are areas of light staining throughout the surface

This unofficial modification was to become a standard type in 1943 and new holsters started being manufactured in this style

This particular example is in great

from which the first regiments emerged

Original Japanese Edo Period Kabutowari "Helmet Breaker" with Forged "Dirk" Blade in Lacquered Scabbard Browning LMG Without Communication EquipmentOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military show, this is a fantastic condition rare Japanese Kabutowari ( "helmet breaker" or "skull breaker"), also known as hachiwari ("helmet bowl breaker). This is a type of knife shaped weapon, resembling a jitte Japanese police truncheon in many respects. This weapon was carried as a side arm by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Contrary to the name however, it is unlikely that these were