Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 Newly Listed Iron Cross 1st Class 1939

Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 by Alois Rettenmaier - Magnetic

concurrently with the Order of St

Queen's Medal for Champion Shot in Canada - Silver

measuring 53 mm x 255 mm overall

the obverse depicting a raised field with a national eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons

Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 Newly Listed Iron Cross 1st Class 1939This is an extremely well preserved Second War period Japanese Army sun helmet, constructed of a woven bamboo frame with an exterior tan coloured canvas twill liner. The helmet is an example of a third version, type 98 sun helmet issued after September 1941, notable for the elimination of any ventilation fixtures. There is a single insignia on the peak of the helmet in the form of a yellow, machine embroidered, five pointed star on a dark brown,