Original WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Sailor “Donald Duck” Flat Cap With “Great Japan Imperial Navy” Talley Antique Smith & Wessons The 9th SS Panzer Division

The 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen held open a route which could be used to withdraw – the Berhida Corridor – and Gille's corps escaped the encirclement

The finish is most certainly period with the slightly milky patina and yellowish tinge typical of mid-19th century nickel plating

The E / L G / * in an oval proof mark of Liège can be seen on the left side of the barrel

the cross symbolizes Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Sailor “Donald Duck” Flat Cap With “Great Japan Imperial Navy” Talley Antique Smith & Wessons The 9th SS Panzer DivisionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Issue quality IJN enlisted hat in dark blue navy wool. Standard cap tally of embroidered golden characters on a black ribbon and two anchors. The talley present is the standard GREAT JAPAN IMPERIAL NAVY. The embroidery is in great shape without any loss to the characters. There is a tag on the interior, a good research project. The stiffening rim spring is present, and it has not rusted or broken. Hat comes complete,