Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 GTRexclude sold with extensive copied service

sold with extensive copied service papers and official correspondence

2 mm x 75 mm

a transcript of promotion certificate to SS-Unterscharführer (210x147mm

58 mm (w) x 37

" (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin = fever)

Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 GTRexclude sold with extensive copied serviceThis 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,