Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 Newly Listed measuring 53 mm x 255

measuring 53 mm x 255 mm overall

the reverse dated “1934” and “II”

Footballl (Soccer) Medal (bronze

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 measuring 53 mm x 255This 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,