Odd how this has gotten onto a league table of Japanese vs other country’s atrocities. I believe we cannot hold today’s populations to account for their forebears actions. However, I do not like it when a country (any country) chooses to re-write history.
When I was a kid, there were many people who would not buy Japanese products. I had no right to argue with them – several had had relatives butchered in the most terrible way – one, an unarmed PoW was tied to a tree, cut open and left to die….these accounts were common place. One of my relatives was on the Burma Railway, the problem was that as prisoners, they were considered dishonourable by their captors and sub human. I suppose all countries (including ours) have chapters that are not as glorious as we would like – to avoid repeating history it is best not to hide these chapters.
Back to the thread, I do like the PH musket plate Kev. I think it is pucker and real. 1858 was in percussion time…..I have two flintlock weapons converted to percussion…your plate was built as/for a percussion..not a conversion
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