5 Piece Antique Japanese Soldier Nesting Dolls RARE pre-war? for Sale

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5 Piece Antique Japanese Soldier Nesting Dolls RARE pre-war? For Sale

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5 Piece Antique Japanese Soldier Nesting Dolls RARE pre-war?:
$75.00

I have tried to find comparable dolls to this one for a few years now, and have yet to find one like it, so if you are reading this, you better grab it, because I know its very rare.The research I have been able to do leads me to believe these are pre-ww2 - the reasoning being they depict soldiers with swords in ww2 era-uniforms. This would not have been done after the war under US occupation, and they are NOT newer than the 1950s for sure based on my knowledge of nesting dolls and finishing techniques. Further, the outer one is bullet-shaped, which is pretty unusual for a Japanese doll. Also, the symbol on each one's hat is very close to a WW2 Imperial Japanese Army officer's rank insignia.There is cracking and chipping throughout these with #2 and #3 being the worst, with some gluing. None have protective varnish on them, and you can see on the outer one the wear from years of handling has taken a lot of the outer paint or stain off and polished it. It would have looked like the inner ones if it were never handled.I dont know if it is complete, but based on how dolls from Japan are all sharply stepped down in size after the first one, I have high confidence that it is indeed complete.
If my asking price is too high you think, make me an offer. I have nothing to compare it to to know if its worth WAY more than I am asking (it very well may be) or if I am kidding myself and its a trinket. I HIGHLY doubt it is the latter, as I have looked a long time for another like this one, and never found one.