Original Japanese WWII Named Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Temple Stamp, Paper Amulet, Offering Sheet, and Translation - 50” x 6” U.S. Military Maps The bayonet crossguard is marked

The bayonet crossguard is marked U

which still its original Flintlock brass mounts

this jag is probably one of the most complicated cleaning jags anywhere at any time

In 1962 he served with the Eighth United States Army in South Korea

We can also see the original holes in the bottom of the box where each soldier would have been secured in place when first acquired

Original Japanese WWII Named Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Temple Stamp, Paper Amulet, Offering Sheet, and Translation - 50” x 6” U.S. Military Maps The bayonet crossguard is markedOriginal Item: One of a kind. A Senninbari ( thousand person stitches) or One thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90120 cm (34 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed