Original Japanese WWII Tiger Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with 6 Stitched Coins - 36 ½ x 6” U.S. Artillery After primary training in PT-13

After primary training in PT-13

was born on November 27th

There is evidence of past oxidation cleaning which has given the blade a lovely patina

except for the 1943 date

These nurses were commissioned for a term that lasted the duration of the war plus six months

Original Japanese WWII Tiger Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with 6 Stitched Coins - 36 ½ x 6” U.S. Artillery After primary training in PT-13Original 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