Original Japanese WWII Naval Aviation Type 99 Small Aerial Camera by Konishiroku of Tokyo in Case - Serial 863 Medals but this plan was shelved

but this plan was shelved in 1944 when the Continuation War ended

Escape maps were also printed on playing cards distributed to Prisoners of War which could be soaked and peeled apart revealing the escape map

Comes complete with the original brass front lens cover

now present only in the recessed areas

The metal badges are totally genuine and are in excellent condition with a nice finish and patina

Original Japanese WWII Naval Aviation Type 99 Small Aerial Camera by Konishiroku of Tokyo in Case - Serial 863 Medals but this plan was shelvedOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Type 99 Handheld Aerial Camera (15cm) () was produced for the Japanese Navy by Rokuoh sha (and later Konishiroku) and by Fuji Shashin Film. As was usual practice with the Japanese military ordnance of the time, the name "type 99" stands for year 2599 in the Japanese imperial calendar, i. e. 1939. A recent Japanese source says that the introduction of the camera was plagued with reliability problems, and it only