Original Japanese WWII Military-Issue Kamikaze Hachimaki Headband with Translation Sheet - Marked Air Weapons Headquarters U.S. Antique Guns Scabbard length: 32 ”

Scabbard length: 32 ”

Here is a fine Victorian pebbled leather-bound satin and velvet lined presentation case measuring 8 1/2" X 10"

there were two large holes which were machine-stitch repaired using fabric taken from a German splinter pattern zeltbahn

the copper drag fitting broke off long ago

Original Japanese WWII Military-Issue Kamikaze Hachimaki Headband with Translation Sheet - Marked Air Weapons Headquarters U.S. Antique Guns Scabbard length: 32 ”Original Item: One of a kind. These headbands are extremely rare, because most that were worn were destroyed when the Japanese pilot crashed his plane into a ship, or was shot down. These were presented to the pilot before their final mission along with a small cup of saki. Kamikaze translates to Divine Wind. The Japanese started using Kamikaze attacks against the U. S. Naval forces in October of 1944. They also used one man submarines with an