Original Japanese WWII Tiger Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Stitched Coin & Japanese Flag - 41” x 6” Japanese Antique Guns but we suspect it was

but we suspect it was designed that way

indicating the lowest artillery enlisted rank of Kanonier (Gunner)

The MGSM was only awarded to surviving claimants

and flew Vought FU4 Corsairs off her deck

Original Japanese WWII Tiger Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Stitched Coin & Japanese Flag - 41” x 6” Japanese Antique Guns but we suspect it wasOriginal Item: One of a kind. A Senninbari ( thousand person stitches) or One thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90120 cm (34 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed