Japanese WWII Military Uniform Fabric Puttees Leg Binders Makikyahan Gaiter MK37 boat Kanji reading: Shirahige Jinja Ujikonaka

Kanji reading: Shirahige Jinja Ujikonaka Arakawacho Jichikai

38 cm long x 15 cm tall (gotoku 19 cm wide)

41 cm high x 52

Vintage Japanese Oil Painting of Woman in Kimono w/ Wooden Frame

Design: Red and golden rice ears

Japanese WWII Military Uniform Fabric Puttees Leg Binders Makikyahan Gaiter MK37 boat Kanji reading: Shirahige Jinja UjikonakaVtg Japanese Military Uniform Puttees This is a pair of vintage Japanese WWII military uniform puttees, also called makikyahan. They are long stretches of fabric with ties on one end used to bind the legs from the ankle to the knee to protect the legs. These were a very common accessory for military uniforms worldwide during the First and Second World Wars. Other forms of kyahan, or gaiters, were commonly used by workers (such as firemen and police),