Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Officer Captain Dress Hat with Plume Category_Flintlock Pistols Latching hinge in the socket

Latching hinge in the socket is fully functional

which predates the Mauser 1889 by five years

Action at Cypress Bend

The fear of course once WWII began was that the NSDAP War machine would reintroduce poison gas

The submachine guns that Erma started to sell in 1932 under the names EMP (Erma Maschinenpistole) or MPE (Maschinenpistole Erma) was basically just the VMP1930 with the cooling jacket restored

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Officer Captain Dress Hat with Plume Category_Flintlock Pistols Latching hinge in the socketOriginal Item: Only One Available. Midnight blue wool hat with four bands of gold braid trim indicating the rank of Captain. Features a patent leather visor and chinstrap in very good condition. Complete black silk lining with Japanese Kanji characters. Cap has one area of damage to the sweatband and some of the gold bands are detached in areas, but it displays exceptionally well.