Original Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Wooden Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest c.1850 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets but the pressed paper plunger

but the pressed paper plunger is more than half missing

causing it to release the striker

A wonderful acquisition for any collection

It was assigned to the 5th Division on 17 November

Stahlwaren- und Werkzeug-Fabrik (Steelware and Tool Factory) was a storied edged weapon producer located in Esslingen am Neckar

Original Japanese 19th Century Lacquered Wooden Jingasa Helmet with Family Crest c.1850 Category_Martini-Henry Bayonets but the pressed paper plungerOriginal 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