Original Japanese WWII Named Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Temple Stamps & Kanji Inscriptions - 42” x 6” U.S. Machine Guns terms of encouragement as well

terms of encouragement as well as names

the maker was part of one of the most famous schools / lineages in Japanese swordmaking

The gun definitely looks to have seen much use

and also served as the Commander in Chief of the United States European Command (CINCEUR) from May 5

to the nose of the bomb to simulate a fuze

Original Japanese WWII Named Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Temple Stamps & Kanji Inscriptions - 42” x 6” U.S. Machine Guns terms of encouragement as wellOriginal Item: One of a kind. A Senninbari ( thousand person stitches) or One thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90120 cm (34 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed