Interesting Picture of captured Arisaka

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https://fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz...%3Fq%3Dsawmill

"An RNZAF sawmill worker poses with captured Japanese military souvenirs. Possibly Arundel Island or Guadalcanal , 1943
Items in view include a rifle, bayonet, helmet, gas masks, toed sandals (tabi) and ammo belts.
RNZAF Photo via the Air Force Museum of New Zealand"

Here's a couple of links to some info on the RNZAF Sawmill Units....if anyone is lucky enough to have an N^Z marked Remington M1903, these were some of the boys who were using them overseas in WW2.

https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/2...awmill-solomon

No. 1 and No. 2 (Islands) Works Sawmill Units, RNZAF