Original Japanese WWII Type 89 Rokuohsha Machine Gun Camera with Matching Transit Chest and Accessories - Zero Fighter Plane Brunswick Guns despite encountering resistance in Chita

despite encountering resistance in Chita

the reverse inscribed in Gothic characters Für treue Dienste bei der Fahne (For loyal service under the flag) above the Roman numeral IX (9) within a circular wreath of oak leaves

The 30 mission bombs painted on the back indicate he completed one combat tour with the 535th Bomb Squadron but little else is known due to lack of contact with the original owner

with overall wear as well as some scratches that go all the way through the paint

with the rubber being worn down on one side of the “toe box”

Original Japanese WWII Type 89 Rokuohsha Machine Gun Camera with Matching Transit Chest and Accessories - Zero Fighter Plane Brunswick Guns despite encountering resistance in ChitaOriginal Item: Only One Available. The official U. S. government designation for this is: Camera, Flexible Gun, Motion Picture, Rokuohsha (Konishiroku) Type 89, Japan. There is one of these cameras in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. This is an extremely rare and highly sought after military collectible, a Japanese Machine Gun Camera manufactured during World War II. This Type 89 Rokuoh Sha was made by