An introduction to the Type 2 Rectangular Binoculars used by the Imperial Japanese Army, with photographs of each part of an authentic example. Manufactured by Nippon Kogaku (now Nikon), they were used primarily as battery commander's binoculars.
Introducing the Imperial Japanese Army's close-combat equipment: the Light Barbed Wire Cutter Pouch, Type Otsu. I compare original examples with a replica by Nakata Shōten, examining the construction details and differences between the two.
The Type 93 Luminous Pedometer was an Army surveying instrument formally adopted in 1934. It was a step counter used to calculate distance based on the number of steps taken. It appears to have been issued in small numbers, primarily to engineer units and related formations.