Original British WWII Type Blitz Stirrup Water Pump without Hose Hand Select:No IMPORTANT NOTE: Current BATFE regulations

IMPORTANT NOTE: Current BATFE regulations

It was made for a Japanese officer and is signed on the tang as follows:

The black plume to front is still present making this a very nice display item

Made of leather

on 1 April 1944

Original British WWII Type Blitz Stirrup Water Pump without Hose Hand Select:No IMPORTANT NOTE: Current BATFE regulationsOriginal Item: These pumps are offered without the rubber hose. IMA acquired these water pumps nearly 30 years ago in the early 1980s. These are genuine and these are romantic. In the fall of 1940 after AH abandoned the dream of invading England, having lost the "Battle of Britain" air war, he, in fury, turned to the "Terror Tactics" of the BLITZ! Seemingly endless bombing runs over southern England rained down a firestorm on London and other cities.