Original Imperial Japanese Army WWII 135th Independent Mixed Brigade Artillery Force, 3rd Company, No. 46 Dog Tag with Research Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia after the Metropolitan Police Service

after the Metropolitan Police Service

Deemed to be too similar to the German Model 1916 helmet it was discarded and taken out of consideration

fitted with a 7 inch long spring bayonet located on the right side of the barrel at 3 O'clock

The original WWII sewn-on chinstraps are also intact

but has now been cleaned and de-rusted to preserve it

Original Imperial Japanese Army WWII 135th Independent Mixed Brigade Artillery Force, 3rd Company, No. 46 Dog Tag with Research Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia after the Metropolitan Police ServiceOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent and clearly stamped dog tag, with translation stating that this soldier was a part of the 135th Independent Mixed Brigade Artillery Force, 3rd Battalion, [soldier] No. 39. Imperial Japanese Army dog tags were first introduced on 22 June, 1894 by Army Ordinance No. 63 as Specifications and Issuing Procedures for ID tags, immediately before the Sino Japanese War, which broke out only a month later.