Original Japanese Pre-WWII Type 30 Officer’s “Animal Brand” Pith Helmet by Helmet, Peace & Co. in Original Box - Kakumatsuya Osaka Flintlock Muskets and Rifles which is covered on the

which is covered on the top with a magnificent inlaid silver dragon with some brass accents

maker's markings denoting Vickers Sons and Maxim of pre/early WW1

The oil pump dispenses a small amount of oil onto a brush

Back has interesting marking with yellow paint and white stencil reading 3F / 72

checking and other signs of age

Original Japanese Pre-WWII Type 30 Officer’s “Animal Brand” Pith Helmet by Helmet, Peace & Co. in Original Box - Kakumatsuya Osaka Flintlock Muskets and Rifles which is covered on theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is definitely an interesting helmet, and something we have only seen twice before! This sun hat falls into a category known as the Animal Brand hats due to the different names embossed on the sweatbands, this one being marked Kakumatsuya Osaka with the maker mark on the interior crown reading Helmet, Peace & Co. One of the great misconceptions of Japanese tropical headgear of the Second World War is that the