Original Imperial Japanese WWII Prisoner of War Grouping with Forage Cap & POW Ephemera Snider Rifles & Bayonets The box no longer closes

The box no longer closes correctly as the top of one side has come off

Here we have a fantastic late production matched pair of

and the pommel cap is a lovely piece of Scottish "Cairngorm Quartz" in a silver fitting

who worked in London from 1720 to 1776

Most likely acquired when they were leaving for one of the numerous Military Campaigns the Victorian age was so renowned for

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Prisoner of War Grouping with Forage Cap & POW Ephemera Snider Rifles & Bayonets The box no longer closesOriginal Items. One of a Kind Grouping. During World War II, it was estimated that between 35,000 and 50,000 members of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces surrendered to Allied service members prior to the end of World War II in Asia in August 1945. The number of Japanese soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen who surrendered was limited by the Japanese military indoctrinating its personnel to fight to the death, Allied combat personnel often being