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WWII Japanese satchel contents

Article about: [Hello group, I inherited a WWII relic from my late father-in-law, collected from the battlefield on Guam in 1944 that I would like to explore the meaning and value of. The relic consists of

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    Yeah...pretty salty. Still a great grouping.

    But you never know. I would post it in it's own thread for our Sword experts to opine. If it is an old hand forged blade, it might be worth a restoration (although that service is very expensive).
    "Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated

    My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them

    "Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)

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    Nice miscellaneous bringbacks/souvenirs in an army map case.

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    FYI I found the same menuki (with much better gilding) for sale on Etsy.

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    The religious good luck charms you asked about were each originally contained in pretty brocade bags with a draw string for hanging, but a curious GI seems to have taken them apart and repurposed the bags for other use like kid's marbles.

    The charms originally were like below.
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    Last edited by Nick Komiya; 05-20-2021 at 04:37 PM.

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