Original Japanese WWII Naval Aviation Type 99 Small Aerial Camera by Konishiroku of Tokyo in Case - Serial 863 U.S. Navy The helmet retains the original

The helmet retains the original olive green paint and has the original RF (République Française) "Flaming Bomb" cross cannons marked Artillery badge attached to the front

where she spent the next 22 months

It shows age and deterioration

The paint is retained quite well with crisp clear markings that would be perfect for translation

Few firearms from this early period survive today

Original Japanese WWII Naval Aviation Type 99 Small Aerial Camera by Konishiroku of Tokyo in Case - Serial 863 U.S. Navy The helmet retains the originalOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Type 99 Handheld Aerial Camera (15cm) () was produced for the Japanese Navy by Rokuoh sha (and later Konishiroku) and by Fuji Shashin Film. As was usual practice with the Japanese military ordnance of the time, the name "type 99" stands for year 2599 in the Japanese imperial calendar, i. e. 1939. A recent Japanese source says that the introduction of the camera was plagued with reliability problems, and it only