Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 Buy Now The badge presented here was

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Squadron Leader Clegg assumed Command of 159 Squadron

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the obverse bears a rightward-facing bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I circumscribed by name and title

Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 Buy Now The badge presented here wasThis 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,