IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY DOG TAG Ninshikihyo Original NAKATA SHOTEN For Sale

IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY DOG TAG Ninshikihyo Original NAKATA SHOTEN
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IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY DOG TAG Ninshikihyo Original NAKATA SHOTEN:
$39.99

Offered by Over The Blue Horizon is a rare item – anoriginal, unused World War II Japanese dogtag obtained from Nakata Shoten inTokyo, Japan.


For those not familiar with Nakata Shoten, it is Japan’spremier military equipment establishment and was originally established in theimmediate post-war years as a military surplus store. Over the decades, it hasevolved into much, much more – the owner accumulated an incredible collectionof original military equipment and uniforms, and now in addition to surplus,also sells the highest quality reproduction items ranging from Nambu machineguns to WWII Japanese uniforms to military timepieces. Mr. Nakata had someoriginal, unused Japanese dogtags from World War II and he buffed the tarnishoff them, strung them with cord (he was unsure if the cord is original orreproduction – we believe these cords are reproduction), and used to sell themat his shop. Japanese World War IIdogtags are called ninshikihyo (認識票) and were typically brass or aluminumwith rectangular holes punched on each end through which cord wasinserted. It was then worn around theneck like American dogtags, or over the shoulder and down across the chest. Enlisted dogtags listed the major unit, minorunit, and serial number; officer dogtags included the name. This dogtag is brass, unused and has noengraving on it whatsoever. It isoriginal and in automotive terms, is ‘New Old Stock’— absolutely perfect foranyone collecting WWII Japanese military items or for the military reenactor.

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