Japanese Civil Defense Helmet Help Please
Article about: I picked up this lid as a civil defense helmet in rough condition. The shape is not normal since it has been abused. I am not sure if Japanese helmet??? The painted markings look more Thai b
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What's written is 水島 family name of Mizushima and 砲工, which is an abbreviated dept name of his work station, something to do with large bore gun maintenance or engineering.
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Thank you information and translation Nick, Much appreciated. I will do some additional searching. Is it safe to assume a factory worker with a name in the lid? Was this common to do? Could this be a worker at the Port of Mizushima? I could not definitively find if this was a port during the war years.
John
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