doyler Posted December 19, 2016 Share #26 Posted December 19, 2016 Great items and post Photo/Post # 19 is intresting. Looks like the man is British/Commonweath troop and has a FS Commando knife and a type of camo shirt on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share #27 Posted December 19, 2016 Here is a flag he brought home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon54 Posted December 19, 2016 Share #28 Posted December 19, 2016 Speechless and in love!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomorgan Posted December 19, 2016 Share #29 Posted December 19, 2016 Thanks for posting Dan, I know I've handled some of this group and am still impressed, you've got a lot of nice militaria, but I think this tops the list..George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share #30 Posted December 19, 2016 Tending an injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share #31 Posted December 19, 2016 Here is his bio from a veteran history book. He died in the 1960's and all the family is deceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share #32 Posted December 19, 2016 Neat photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted December 19, 2016 Share #33 Posted December 19, 2016 whoa! When I think of items that bring war to life, this comes close to the top - thanks for sharing! Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted December 19, 2016 Share #34 Posted December 19, 2016 Wow, amazing bring backs! Thanks for sharing the images and his story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share #35 Posted December 19, 2016 I have a lot more photos, but these are the best ones. As for what happened to the Japanese soldier, it's a very grim tale. The natives they were working with were head hunters. They did a lot of head hunting, read the book BEHIND JAPANESE LINES WITH THE OSS IN BURMA by Dunlap. I can not relate the story from the vet in a public forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted December 19, 2016 Share #36 Posted December 19, 2016 This is exactly the kind of story the Spoils of War Forum was meant for. Thank you for contributing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomP Posted December 19, 2016 Share #37 Posted December 19, 2016 Closeup can anyone read Japanese? You can see it was probably folded up and either in the helmet or jacket of the poor fellow. Interesting flag. Mostly has well wisher names arrayed around the sun. Information on the right hand side of the flag includes the usual Buunchokyu (Eternal fortune in War) slogan found on most of these flags, the soldier's name who the flag was presented to, the name of a village association, most likely the entity that gave the flag to the soldier, and what is not often seen is a date, possibly when the flag was stamped at a shrine with the shrine seal, or maybe when it was presented to the soldier: September 10, 1943. Very cool bring backs! My grandfather brought back a grenade riddled Arisaka rifle from Tarawa -- still trying to hunt that down. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63 RECON Posted December 19, 2016 Share #38 Posted December 19, 2016 Here are some tough looking hombres. man! really digging this stuff, great items and pics. You say he was a vet? Is that a cam shirt this guy is wearing or sweat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy vs Spy Posted December 19, 2016 Share #39 Posted December 19, 2016 Whoa, this is probably the best bring back I'we seen. Absolutely amazing. Best Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted December 19, 2016 Share #40 Posted December 19, 2016 Yikes, that is cool! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M24 Chaffee Posted December 19, 2016 Share #41 Posted December 19, 2016 Great bring backs and thread! The tiger is amazing also! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROBS Posted December 19, 2016 Share #42 Posted December 19, 2016 great post Dan this is Brian from the Iowa forum.. awesome bringbacks and grouping my friend. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Queen Posted December 19, 2016 Share #43 Posted December 19, 2016 Interesting flag. Mostly has well wisher names arrayed around the sun. Information on the right hand side of the flag includes the usual Buunchokyu (Eternal fortune in War) slogan found on most of these flags, the soldier's name who the flag was presented to, the name of a village association, most likely the entity that gave the flag to the soldier, and what is not often seen is a date, possibly when the flag was stamped at a shrine with the shrine seal, or maybe when it was presented to the soldier: September 10, 1943. Very cool bring backs! My grandfather brought back a grenade riddled Arisaka rifle from Tarawa -- still trying to hunt that down. Tom The word after the date is kigan (payer) so most likely when the flag was stamped at the shrine. 祈願 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted December 19, 2016 Share #44 Posted December 19, 2016 Great post! Thanks for sharing these super collectibles. Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Queen Posted December 20, 2016 Share #45 Posted December 20, 2016 The name on the flag is somewhat hard to read due to the angle and stains but, to me, this is what it looks like. Kakiya (last name) Kouzaburo (first name) Kun (Mr. if young man or boy) 垣屋幸三郎君 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted December 21, 2016 Share #46 Posted December 21, 2016 A rifle, sword and flag - the perfect trifecta. Does it appear that the butt stock has been reattached? You mentioned that you thought it had been knocked off. If someone was holding the rifle - too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkdown Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share #47 Posted December 21, 2016 The butt stock is totally missing, looking like it was never on it since coming home. If you look at the shrapnel marks, it had to have been the grenade that knocked it off. The son of the vet showed the rifle to me many years before I was able to aquire it. He told me what his father told him about the action it was acquired in. The vets story was the Japanese charged them, a grenade was thrown killing the enemy. Supposedly there was photos of the incident but I did not see any in the photos I was able to scan. I have well over 100 scans, one is a series of an airplane parachuting supplies to a landing zone. It's suprising to me a camera was around to record anything. I am sure some of my photos were taken after the surrender, but some before hostilities ended for sure, like the flag souvenir photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsmancollector Posted December 21, 2016 Share #48 Posted December 21, 2016 Fantastic grouping! Thank you for taking the time to post and share this with us all, Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grovb Posted December 22, 2016 Share #49 Posted December 22, 2016 Cool rifle with awesome history. I have one where a bult stuck the stock along the barrell and bent the barrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1Garandy Posted December 22, 2016 Share #50 Posted December 22, 2016 The butt stock is totally missing, looking like it was never on it since coming home. If you look at the shrapnel marks, it had to have been the grenade that knocked it off. Just to clarify, the butt plate is what was knocked off correct? Really neat grouping. How did you manage to get the rifle x-rayed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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