Required Equipment:

• Uniform:
  • Set of Dickie's tan workpants & shirt (replace plastic buttons w/ brass)
  • Brown combat boots/prison boots
  • Red felt/wool collar tabs (rank of "Recruit") approx. 1.5 x .5 inches
  • Cover/Hat
  • Leggings/Puttees
• Gear:
  • Brown leather belt w/ brass buckle
  • Brown leather ammo & food pouches
  • Canteen & holder
  • Type 99 Arisaka Rifle
  • Bayonet
  • Bayonet frog (brown leather)

  Other Miscellaneous Items:

  • Helmet (Swedish) with cover (camo netting optional)
  • Back Pack
  • Grenades (ceramic, metal, bakalite, potato-masher)
  • Knee Mortar
  • Bread Bag

Original Uniform Examples and Resources:

Circa-1942 Japanese Infantryman
Circa-1944 Japanese Infantryman
Rank Structure and Insignia of the Imperial Japanese Army (WWII Era)

Special thanks to:
Laurent Mirouze and Europa Militaria for "World War II Infantry: In Colour - Photographs"
U.S. War Department for "Handbook on Japanese Military Forces"
Guido Rosignoli and MacMillan Publishing for "Army Badges and Insignia of World War 2"



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