Original Japanese WWII 2600th Anniversary of the Founding of the Empire of Japan Photo Album - 1940 Japanese Marines In China ZB 26-ZB 30 and two barrel bands each

and two barrel bands each

and included the overseas cap

These had an original overall length of 8 3/4"

It retains much of the original cross grain

303 VICKERS and the MG 08/15 using the 08 Feed Pawl without finger guide

Original Japanese WWII 2600th Anniversary of the Founding of the Empire of Japan Photo Album - 1940 Japanese Marines In China ZB 26-ZB 30 and two barrel bands eachOriginal Item: One Of A Kind. In 1940, Japan was into its third year of war with China, and relations with the United States were deteriorating, but it was a heady time for the Japanese nonetheless. That year, the Japanese commemorated the 2,600th anniversary of the founding of the Empire of Japan. According to the imperial myth history, Emperor Jimmu, descended from the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, established the "unbroken imperial line" in 660 BCE. In