Original Imperial Japanese WWII IJA Imperial Japanese Army Wire Cutters - Marked Handle MG 08-15 Maxim with the lower right stampings

with the lower right stampings a bit faint:-

Étienne Janvier 1877

When viewing the ground through the eyepiece while in flight

The shot in this bag could be original

Original Imperial Japanese WWII IJA Imperial Japanese Army Wire Cutters - Marked Handle MG 08-15 Maxim with the lower right stampingsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice pair of Japanese IJA wire cutters with detachable handles. The wire cutters measure 18 inches overall, with removable 9 1 2 inch hard wood handles. The metal portions are painted the standard Japanese ordnance tan. One of the handle retains several Kanji markings, possibly a date or maker marking. Both handles are certainly original and one of the two has the metal fittings with a hole at the