An extremely well-preserved visor cap for a Gendarmerie Officer
Footnote: The medal has been most elaborately re-named
on original period ribbon with rosette and a Gold hanger
with metal wrist chain without clasp) and a CD containing twenty-eight pages with copies of his Index Cards
where he suffered wounds bad enough to have him invalided out in 1942
Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, Vii Class, Cased Buy Now An extremely well-preserved visor cap( (Kinshi kunsho). Instituted in 1890. In silver gilt, measuring 42. 8 mm (w) x 56 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally pierced ball suspension, gilt loss evident on the golden kite (bird of prey, which was, a messenger of the kami as described in the ancient Japanese chronicle Nihon Shoki, which helped Emperor Jimmu defeat his enemies in battle), contact marks present on the reverse, on its original ribbon with hook and eye, better than very fine.