Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Enlisted Men's Tropical Forage Cap French & Indian War both marked LONDON and IB

both marked LONDON and IB

The rear compartment even still inflates

The stenciling on the pressure bottle indicates that the flamethrower was again rebuilt to combat ready specification some time after Vietnam and stored at North Cumberland Army Depot until flamethrowers were removed from service in 1985

The brass fuze housing itself is dated 9 六 十 昭

History of the 1st Division in WWI:

Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Enlisted Men's Tropical Forage Cap French & Indian War both marked LONDON and IBOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, worn example of a wool enlisted mans forage cap. The cap is not lined on the interior and has a woven fake leather sweatband. Features the classic string closure eyelits to the back with closure string. The front features a lovely yellow wool five pointed imperial Japanese star cap badge without background. The leather chinstrap is still present with minimal cracking in the finish. There are some