Japan, Imperial. An Sergeant Major’s M98 Tunic, C.1944 Auction Archive Colonel's Left & Right Facing

Colonel's Left & Right Facing Collar Tab Pair (red wool upper wrapped around a burlap frame

dead at age 24

1939 / William Jäger) at the lower left

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Japan, Imperial. An Sergeant Major’s M98 Tunic, C.1944 Auction Archive Colonel's Left & Right FacingThis is an extremely well preserved Imperial Japanese Army Sergeant Major M98 service tunic, constructed of olive drab coloured wool twill. The collars of the tunic are flanked by tabs, constructed of multi coloured, machine embroidered rayon. Each tab consists of a red base bisected by a golden yellow central band, in turn bearing three five pointed stars, and measures 17 mm (w) x 40 mm (l). Each breast flap has two pockets, with the upper pockets