Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 United Republic of Badges are made of stamped

Badges are made of stamped metal

may have been ground dug

large piece of the black cotton mesh backer missing

inscribed in Latin "LEO XII" at the left and "PONT MAX" at the right

Japan, Empire. A Police Palace Guard Helmet, C.1940 United Republic of Badges are made of stampedA steel helmet featuring a stylized gilt five armed floral insignia affixed to the front, three rivets holding the chinstrap D rings on each side and at the back, through which a woven cloth chinstrap hangs through, three tongued burlap sections line the interior, a white strong connects the three sections, the front section stamped with Japanese characters, helmet shows moderate wear, and is in overall very fine condition.