mkite93 Posted February 8, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 8, 2022 Thought I would share some photos of my collection of Arisakas and other Japanese weapons and items. I find Arisakas to be very interesting, especially type 99s. Most all my rifles are matching with mums very few have defaced mums and all are matching. Always looking to add to my displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McCauley Posted February 8, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 8, 2022 Wow! Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted February 8, 2022 Share #3 Posted February 8, 2022 Mkite93- That's a really nice display! I also enjoyed seeing your "knee" mortar and tanker's helmet...very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shemp h. Posted February 8, 2022 Share #4 Posted February 8, 2022 Outstanding 😍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony v Posted February 9, 2022 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2022 mkite Excellent collection, congratulations and thank you for sharing Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted February 9, 2022 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2022 Outstanding collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangle Posted February 9, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 9, 2022 Very nice collection and I like your unique rifle rack display! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAB Posted February 10, 2022 Share #8 Posted February 10, 2022 Great collection! -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted February 11, 2022 Thanks everyone for the comments about my Japanese collection. If anything has any questions about anything please let me know, I would be happy to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted February 14, 2022 Share #10 Posted February 14, 2022 Do you have a close-up image of the G.I. art on the suitcase, lower left side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted February 14, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted February 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Fortunes Of War said: Do you have a close-up image of the G.I. art on the suitcase, lower left side? It’s not in the best shape but I thought it was a very interesting piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted February 15, 2022 Share #12 Posted February 15, 2022 Wow, that has some beautiful art! Many of these were done by soldiers or they paid someone to do it for them. This one looks to have the ID's of the battles where he was a participant, and then later, proabably Army of Occupation at War's end. I found a Thomas John DiGanci in IL who passed away at the age of 80, in November, 2002. He served in the U.S. Army during the War and was a member of the Park Ridge (IL) VFW. It looks like he was buried in the St. Joseph Cemetary in Niles, IL. Interesting if this was your soldier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkite93 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted February 15, 2022 Thanks for the info! It was just something I picked up because I thought the artwork was pretty well done despite the condition of the suitcase itself. I hadn’t been able to turn much up about the soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamScience Posted April 18, 2022 Share #14 Posted April 18, 2022 Very impressive collection, mkite93! Do you have any information relating to the red cross arm patch you've got on the desk? Or any info relating to Japanese medics (or other individuals who would have worn this)? I have not been able to find much info on the Imperial Japanese medical field! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaidiyh Posted 7 hours ago Share #15 Posted 7 hours ago Very impressive! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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