Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 Newly Listed Iron Cross 1st Class 1939

Iron Cross 1st Class 1939 by Alois Rettenmaier - Magnetic

the obverse depicting a raised field with a national eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons

embossed with an outline of a mother’s cross in gold on the outside of the lid

Queen's Medal for Champion Shot in Canada - Silver

This is a very fine second pattern (1934-1945) Waffen-SS (Schutzstaffel) visor skull

Japan, Imperial. An Army Sun Helmet, C.1940 Newly Listed Iron Cross 1st Class 1939This 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,