Original Imperial Japanese Army WWII 5th Artillery, 1st Company, No. 55 Dog Tag Category_Blunderbuss but no pitting or major

but no pitting or major oxidation

and still stands on end

The markings on the bottom of the cylinder and back of the cylinder are no longer present

the 79th Regiment took terrible casualties in this battle

Original Imperial Japanese Army WWII 5th Artillery, 1st Company, No. 55 Dog Tag Category_Blunderbuss but no pitting or majorOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely patinated but fully legible Japanese WWII brass dog tag, which looks to be from an artillery unit, soldier No. 55. Imperial Japanese Army dog tags were first introduced on 22 June, 1894 by Army Ordinance No. 63 as Specifications and Issuing Procedures for ID tags, immediately before the Sino Japanese War, which broke out only a month later. The format and information on Japanese dog tags was revised