Original Japanese WWII USMC Captured “This Guy Was Smart” Fold-Out Propaganda Leaflet Dropped on Australian Soldiers Captured and Used as Letter by U.S. Marine - Scarce Japanese Military Maps working for the Bergmann Waffenfabrik

working for the Bergmann Waffenfabrik was part of a team composed of Theodor Bergmann and a few other technicians

with just a few small areas of scuffed paint

where the oxidation is the most apparent

This stamped sheet steel construction helmet retains over 90% of its original textured paint

Original Japanese WWII USMC Captured “This Guy Was Smart” Fold-Out Propaganda Leaflet Dropped on Australian Soldiers Captured and Used as Letter by U.S. Marine - Scarce Japanese Military Maps working for the Bergmann WaffenfabrikOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Japanese propaganda leaflets were air dropped and aimed at Allied soldiers. By featuring images of loved ones from home, it was hoped that these soldiers would be persuaded to surrender, especially given Japans military successes from late 1941 to early 1942. This is a tremendous example of what is considered the most rare and sought after of these leaflets, which was actually taken and used as letterhead by a U. S.