National Volunteer Corps I
国民義勇戦闘隊 (竹槍) I

A set of five unpainted 28mm metal miniatures for $20.

During the war, civilians were trained to fight with bamboo spears in the event of an Allied invasion. The Volunteer Military Service Law was enacted on Jun. 23, 1945 and allowed for the conscription of all males 15-60 and unmarried females 17-40 into the National Volunteer Corps. This theoretically put 28 million citizens under arms, though the arms were usually bamboo spears complimented by “fighting spirit.”

This set contains five uniquely sculpted unmarried female volunteers wearing every day work clothes with headbands to bolster fighting spirit and their status as combatants denoted by white arm bands. Each comes in two pieces; the spear arms are NOT interchangeable between them so please be careful before gluing them together! These can be used as bamboo-spear armed militia in popular war games, tabletop games or dioramas.

Painted examples are resin prototypes for illustrative purposes.

To order, email sakuragiminiatures@gmail.com with the item number(s) you want, the quantity (ex. 2 sets of SM-1) and your shipping address (to calculate shipping). I’ll send you a PayPal invoice and I’ll ship your order once it’s paid. I ship using Japan Post international ePacket Light with tracking, unless tracking-less Small Packet is requested.

Sculpted by Medusa Project.