WWII JAPANESE KIA BLOODSTAINED SENNINBARI ONE THOUSAND STITCH BELT
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A true testament to history and to the horrors of the Pacific Theatre operations. The belt was taken off a killed Japanese soldier during WWII by a US Serviceman. The belt is in very good condition and is stained heavily with the Japanese soldier's blood. This belt has multiple shrine stamps. The belt is as well named to a Japanese Soldier.History of Senninbari Belts- Senninbari belts also commonly known as the "1000 Stitched Belt" were given to Japanese soldiers by women usually family and loved ones. The women also like with the Hinomaru Yosegaki flags (signed flags) would often sit outside of Shinto shrines and would ask passerby women to sew one thread until they reached 1000 stitches. The belts were worn in combat by the Japanese soldiers for religious protection under the Shinto faith. Item has a reserve
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WWII JAPANESE KIA BLOODSTAINED SENNINBARI ONE THOUSAND STITCH BELT
Estimate $150 - $300
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