Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Scales German Ordnance All of these appear to

All of these appear to be German in origin

which are nickel plated steel

Several days after the battle

Late in WW2 Japan was very short of raw materials and were producing numerous "last ditch" weapons and gear out of substandard supplies

Original U.S. Civil War Enlisted Man’s Shoulder Scales German Ordnance All of these appear toOriginal Items: Only Ones Available. Complete pair of Civil War Shoulder Scales with mounting implements. Light artillery, cavalry troops, and some Non Commissioned Officers, musicians and privates of infantry units went to the front decorated with brass scales on their shoulders. Shoulder scales were originally designed to be a form of body armor. The idea was that if a soldier wearing these was struck down by a swordsman, the blow would be