Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Enlisted Men's Quilted Forage Cap - Likely Army, Possibly Civilian Employee Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock even though it has been

even though it has been completely cleaned

Small iron rivets were peened through the overlapping rim and even smaller nails or wooden pegs fastened it to the sides

The bottom is marked with a painted 12

with some areas worn through to the steel

The projectiles are marked on the driving bands with the 1943 dates

Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Army Enlisted Men's Quilted Forage Cap - Likely Army, Possibly Civilian Employee Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock even though it has beenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting, worn example of a quilted enlisted mans forage cap. The cap is lined on the interior and has an oilcloth sweatband which is intact but very worn. Features the classic string closure eyelets to the back with closure string. The front features a lovely yellow felt five pointed imperial Japanese star cap badge on a circle. There is also a decorative leather chin strap across the front, as is