P-40Warhawk Posted January 5, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 5, 2019 Note: These are generally believed to be the early war tabi, although some argue against that. Either way this style does show up in GI bringback groups from WWII. A point of contention for some is the presence of the 'MADE IN JAPAN' marking in English, although many items were made in Japan prior to WWII that had English text (there were even English language newspapers in Japan). These are not the more popular split toe tabi. From what I have seen, this style (or one remarkably similar) appears to have been in existence by 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-40Warhawk Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted January 5, 2019 The rubber has hardened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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P-40Warhawk Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted January 5, 2019 Close up of marking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPEP Posted January 5, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 5, 2019 Those are very cool, thanks for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Keith Posted January 5, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 5, 2019 Nice, the logo is interesting. Thanks for posting. BKW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted January 5, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 5, 2019 Great to see such a well preserved pair of tabi. These old rubber items are best stored in a dark, cool place. For sure both this and the split toed style were in use concurrently. Thanks for posting them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-40Warhawk Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted January 6, 2019 HI guys, thanks! I was pleased to get them. I spent a few years trying to find a pair that weren't crushed down and dried out. These are pretty hard, but at least that have held their shape. These came from Advance Guard Militaria quite a while ago now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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