Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 United Republic of hardly worn badge

hardly worn badge

1942) was a highly decorated NCO (Unteroffizier) of the Wehrmacht during the Second War

may have been ground dug

Badges are made of stamped metal

large piece of the black cotton mesh backer missing

Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 United Republic of hardly worn badgeA steel helmet featuring a stylized gilt five armed floral insignia affixed to the front, three rivets holding the chinstrap D rings on each side and at the back, through which a woven cloth chinstrap hangs through, three tongued burlap sections line the interior, a white strong connects the three sections, the front section stamped with Japanese characters, helmet shows moderate wear, and is in overall very fine condition.