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ARTIFACT:
This is a circa 1930s to World War II Japanese worker's visor hat. The hat has nine insignia, including a nicely enameled anchor badge, a painted anchor badge and a badge numbered 342. The hat has a maker's mark inside the liner.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1930s – World War II.
SIZE:
No size tag: approximate size 7.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Wool, leather, brass and plated brass with enameled and painted areas, twine.
ATTACHMENT:
Safety-style pins on most of the insignia, twine and eyelets at back of hat.
MARKINGS:
342 on one insignia; THE STANDARD BEST NEW STYLE HAT in liner.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a Japanese militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. KEZAR CON-DB-25-VBJJX12 LBGEX10/12 RET8/18 (SBBEX)
CONDITION:
7 (Very Fine): The cap is in very nice shape with some light wear and minor spots of discoloration; liner is separated in a couple of spots.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
