Army Paratrooper Bandoleer

[Jareth]

Took a bit of selling to purchase this! True army paratrooper bandoleer. These were unique for airborne soldiers. The integral frog & suspenders make it paratrooper model. There are a few other variations used by army & cavalry. In my 30 + yrs this is the third I've seen & few others that have had the suspenders/ shoulder straps cut off. I suspect either by the paratroopers for greater comfort in the field or by GI's off the deceased.

[MAP]

This is sweetness Jareth!!! Very nice and excellent condition. Congrats. I know you really wanted this beauty. It will look great with your other Japanese Para equiptment!

[Gunto]

Congrats mate, I saw it for sale, nice one.

[Jareth]

? This came from another collector

[delibes]

very nice congrats

[Gunto]

Seller from Italy?

[arisakadogs]

Very nice Jareth. I've only seen two of these in person. One was in used condition but still nice with a name tag (see photos) and the other was absolutely like new but the frog and suspenders had been removed.
Looks like yours is Nagoya marked and dated Showa 16

[ghp95134]

...One was in used condition but still nice with a name tag (see photos) ....

That one is named to Taniguchi

ふろ
ーーーーー
谷口

Furo
-----
Taniguchi

I have no idea what "furo" means in this case; normally 風呂 (ふろ/furo) means bath .


--Guy

[arisakadogs]

Thanks for the translation. I hoped for years that this one would one day be in my collection but alas, someone else got it.