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Hello, everyone!
I have a ton of items from World War 2 that I've been sorting through. But this one is a mystery to me. It appears to be a Japanese fishing kit. It would have been brought home sometime during the 1920's, I believe, but the exact date and use is unknown to me. And I've been searching everywhere for it-no luck. Do any of you have any thoughts?
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HI. MY DAD WAS IN THE ARMY IN THE 40S .AND IN JAPAN HE SAID IT WAS A SERVIVIL KIT IN THE FIELD FOR BOTH SIDES.....NICE FIND.R.S
Thank you so much, R.S. This helps quite a bit!
Erin