Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Military Joint Intelligence Clearance Stamp- 33" x 6.5" Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Atop the helmet of all

Atop the helmet of all mounted troops is a brass plume holder

"S&S" is the manufacturer code for subcontractor Spears & Sons

There also is cracking around the breech end of the barrel

the hunting style sight still in place on the barrel

The hilt is fit with the typical brass basket guard

Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Military Joint Intelligence Clearance Stamp- 33" x 6.5" Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia Atop the helmet of allOriginal 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