Picked this up along with the bronze duck; man’s hairstyle and facial features make me think he may be Japanese, but uniform does not look like anything the Japanese wore in WWII (that I am aware of, I may be wrong). Photo is gritty and enlarged, is an optical print on high quality (and seemingly old) photo paper. Unfortunately it has been poorly framed with the print adhering to the glass and an awful paper / cardboard combo pasted to the back of the photograph, obscuring whatever signatures or identifying marks it may have. Frame is awful too, and rusted shut, there does not seem to be a way of getting to the photo without breaking the glass and scratching or destroying the print surface.
Mainly interested in whether this is likely to be an authentic combat photo, and if so, which conflict / era. The more I look at the guys gear / clothes, the more civilian he looks, but the grittiness is the photo and odd pose makes me think it is some kind of combat photo.
Size is approximately 10x12”, if that helps anyone.
Mainly interested in whether this is likely to be an authentic combat photo, and if so, which conflict / era. The more I look at the guys gear / clothes, the more civilian he looks, but the grittiness is the photo and odd pose makes me think it is some kind of combat photo.
Size is approximately 10x12”, if that helps anyone.
