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        #33
        Originally posted by STRIKING 9TH View Post
        I have an opium/tobacco pipe very similar to the long smooth slender one you have pictured. It was brought back by one of my grandfathers. He picked it up during the recapture of Corregidor. They would have been an easy item for the Japanese solider to pick up in China.
        Scott
        If you have a pipe that is very similar to the one pictured here, it is definitely a Japanese tobacco pipe. Although most Japanese were smoking cigarettes by ww2, some still used the old fashioned pipes and even soldiers still carried them. Opium was not generally used in Japan and the pipes for opium are entirely different from these.
        It sounds very interesting to have found one on Corregidor. What unit did your grandfather serve in?

        CB

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          The belt appears to be American... with initials of the GI and a lady he met at a USO who may or may not be an actress or performer.
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                  #38
                  Originally posted by helmetbuyers View Post
                  The belt appears to be American... with initials of the GI and a lady he met at a USO who may or may not be an actress or performer.
                  The belt is a standard type U.S. garrison belt. The 98th Infantry Division spent the war guarding Hawaii and was sent to Japan for occupation duty after the war ended.

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                    #39
                    Is that a Kempeitai armband in post 13? How much are they worth these days if original?

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                      #40
                      Originally posted by AndrewK View Post
                      Is that a Kempeitai armband in post 13? How much are they worth these days if original?
                      Thanks for the FYI...

                      Lot is no longer for sale...

                      The armband is real... and after finding out it's rare (www.google.com).... I decided to keep the collection.

                      Thanks again for the heads up.

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                        #41
                        No problem. I know they are heavily faked due to their value and I've never really seen one that I can be sure is authentic (if possible could we get some good pics of this one). Just out of curiosity, does anybody know what a fair price is for one?

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                          Originally posted by AndrewK View Post
                          No problem. I know they are heavily faked due to their value and I've never really seen one that I can be sure is authentic (if possible could we get some good pics of this one). Just out of curiosity, does anybody know what a fair price is for one?
                          Thanks again for your help...

                          Here are more photos.

                          It's made of a "cheese cloth" or wool-like material. It does have some mothing... but... excellent overall.

                          Robert

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