Item Description
Original Items: Only One Lot of 17 Available. The service cap was the main cap of the Japanese army from the 1880s all the way into the 1930s. The 1886 or Meiji 19 model featured the dark blue crown and colored band depending on the branch. Such as standard infantry receiving yellow bands and Imperial Guard with red bands. The Type 45 olive service cap is a peaked cap similar in shape to that of the United States Army but with a smaller flatter crown and shorter visor. Red piping runs along the outer edge of the crown and the headband has a 1 1/2 inch wide red felt band. At the front of the red band is a gold star. The Imperial Guard service hat has a semicircular wreath of leaves below the star. The visor and chin strap are of black leather in standard military design.
The Sen-bou is a cloth field cap with a short leather or (more usually) cloth peak. Originally produced in khaki it was later produced in various shades of green ranging from gray-green to a dark green. The cap was more of a peaked sidecap and could be worn with a neck flap (Bou-tare), hooked to the bottom for sun protection, made from four cloth rectangles.
Additionally, there was an “Ersatz” cap introduced in the 30’s made of felt and they were mostly seen being used in China. They fell out of use in the 40’s.
The Cap Badges In This Lot:
- x2 Officer’s Cap Badge (Stars)
- Officer’s Forage Cap Badge
- Imperial Japanese Navy Officer Bullion Cap Badge
- Coast Guard Cap Badge
- Enlisted Forage Cap Badge
- Imperial Guards Cap Badge: The Imperial Guard is the name for two separate organizations dedicated to the protection of the Emperor of Japan and the Imperial Family, palaces and other imperial properties.
- Imperial Japanese Army Railway Badge: The Imperial Japanese Army Railway and Shipping Section was the logistics unit of the Imperial Japanese Army charged with shipping personnel, material and equipment from metropolitan Japan to the combat front overseas.
- Police Guards / Bodyguards / House Guards Badge
- Civil Police Badge
- Preparatory Officer School Badge
- x3 University Cap Badges
- Naval Arsenal Civilian Guard Badge
- Fire Brigade Merit Award
All items are in excellent condition and come more than ready for further research and display.
- This product is available for international shipping.
- Eligible for all payments - Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX, Paypal & Sezzle
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