Original Japanese WWII U.S. Captured Imperial Japanese Merchant Marine Officer’s Forage Cap - Rare British Artwork & Posters bakelite grips

bakelite grips

It does show some corrosion near the top

just like the originals we have in our collection

The grip is metal with a fabric wrap

Original Japanese WWII U.S. Captured Imperial Japanese Merchant Marine Officer’s Forage Cap - Rare British Artwork & Posters bakelite gripsOriginal Item: Only One Available. In 1868, after the Meiji Restoration, the Japanese shipping industry was released from its national isolationism policy and began to divert from conventional coastal navigation to ocean going shipping. At this stage the Japanese economy was just starting to industrialize, much later than the great world powers. Because of lagging so far behind, machinery and equipment, as well as raw materials necessary for