Original Japanese WWII Officer Leather Map Case with Decorative Plaque, Tray, & USGI Photos German Machine Guns The 78th Infantry Division

The 78th Infantry Division

Lawrence Benét and Henri Mercié

This nice example comes complete with all German WWII issue parts including a bakelite butt-stock

It still retains a good deal of the original red paint

was born in South Carolina in 1913

Original Japanese WWII Officer Leather Map Case with Decorative Plaque, Tray, & USGI Photos German Machine Guns The 78th Infantry DivisionOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. This is a leather Japanese WWII Officer's map case is in very good condition, showing typical signs of wear. It is hand stitched, and has a five pointed star stitch on the front. This denotes that the owner was of officer rank within the Japanese military. From this we also know that this map case is an earlier example; the later cases were embroidered with a circle instead of a star. The case has two