THIS IS A "VERY RARE" GENERALS FULL DRESS SWORD BELT FROM THE JAPANESE ARMY OF OCCUPATION,  IN MANCHURIA, THEY WERE UTILIZED BY ANY GENERAL GRADE OFFICER ( JAPANESE, OR CHINESE COLLABORATOR ) DURING THAT CAMPAIGN.
THERE ARE ONLY THREE OF THEM, THAT CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR TODAY. THIS ONE, ONE PICTURED IN A JAPANESE BOOK ON MANCHURIAN CAMPAIGN MILITARY, AND ONE IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION, HERE IN THE USA. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BELT IN THE JAPANESE BOOK ( WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN A COPY ) IS SHOWN IN USE WITH AN "ORNATE SHI-SHI DOG DRESS SABER" AS ILLUSTRATED HEREWITH.

THIS PIECE COMES DIRECTLY FROM THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ( NOW RETIRED ) WHO WAS DEBRIEFING JAPANESE ARMY OFFICERS IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER THE WAR. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE UNITED STATES AS A REMEMBRANCE OF THAT DUTY. THE RESEARCH IS ONGOING, AND ALL NEWLY DISCOVERED INFORMATION WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE PURCHASER.

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