Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt - 75” x 6” Schwarzlose MG The grip plates are high

The grip plates are high end custom stag horn

rail bridges

helmet retains a good amount of the original olive green paint on the exterior

The Shell bears the headstamp of the Elswick Ordnance Company (EOC) on the base of the casing

- Left Shoulder: Hand Painted full color 8th Air Force insignia on left shoulder

Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt - 75” x 6” Schwarzlose MG The grip plates are highOriginal 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