Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 Auction Archive 081 other ranks under the

081 other ranks under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel R

measuring 143x207mm

It is engraved "Zur Erinnerung an meine Dienstzeit" (In Memory of my Service Period) on the obverse of the blade

large rosette on a sunned original ribbon

takes pleasure in presenting a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Legion of Merit to Brigadier General John Robert Dyas (AFSN: FR-4968)

Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 Auction Archive 081 other ranks under theA 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.