Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet colts mainly designed to reduce the

mainly designed to reduce the weight and improve the fragmentation properties

Model 1915 (Chauchat)"

used a Battery of these Armstrong Rifled Cannons

and comes complete with the winding handle

which we assume is the name of the USGI who captured these and brought them home

Original WWII Japanese SNLF Special Naval Landing Forces Tetsubo Helmet colts mainly designed to reduce theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF), (Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai) were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and were a part of the IJN Land Forces. They saw extensive service in the Second Sino Japanese War and the Pacific theatre of World War II. These are the forces that fought the USMC on Guadalcanal, Palau, and Iwo Jima. This is a wonderful example of the classic of the Tetsubo, also