Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 Buy Now obverse centre applique depicting a

obverse centre applique depicting a hand painted tribal symbol of the Zähringers

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with a smooth black faux leather (leatherette) exterior with an Iron Cross First Class embossed in silver on the outside of the lid

Ranging from better than fine to extremely fine

Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 Buy Now obverse centre applique depicting aA 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.