Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Winter Insulated Cap - dated 1943 Russian Ordnance Code S / 174 indicates

Code S / 174 indicates  manufacture by the legendary maker Weyersberg

as those had the stripper clip guides built up by welding

and has a faint yellow marking on the front side

Many of the heavy and military grade field combat weapons used in European armies were also exported to the States

with the pistol being 14" in overall length

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Winter Insulated Cap - dated 1943 Russian Ordnance Code S / 174 indicatesOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice example of a 1943 Dated Imperial Japanese Army Winter Fur cap, as used during WWII. While most picture the "Pacific War" as being fought on a bunch of Tropical Islands, Japan itself has regions of cold, and they also invaded China and were aware of the threat if Russia were to attack. They also invaded the Aleutian Island chain portion of Alaska, which is anything but tropical. The design of