Original Imperial Japanese WWII Prisoner of War Grouping with Forage Cap & POW Ephemera French Machine Guns and the left action side

and the left action side plate was replaced with a cast white metal one at some point

and will frame beautifully

The metal adjustment buckle on the harness is painted in DAK green and also wartime marked and dated HRE 41

made by the rare and desirable maker Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co

Hardware shows the peppery look of past corrosion around the breech area

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Prisoner of War Grouping with Forage Cap & POW Ephemera French Machine Guns and the left action sideOriginal Items. One of a Kind Grouping. During World War II, it was estimated that between 35,000 and 50,000 members of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces surrendered to Allied service members prior to the end of World War II in Asia in August 1945. The number of Japanese soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen who surrendered was limited by the Japanese military indoctrinating its personnel to fight to the death, Allied combat personnel often being