Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, II Class Set in Case Republic of Thomas Firth & Son and

Thomas Firth & Son and "6" the steel batch number) with the owner's name partially legible and scratched nearby on the underside of the helmet at the front

A brass bar extends from the top of the crown along the back of the baseplate to the leather neck guard

His desire was to go overseas but he was such a skilled pilot

constructed of dark green wool with a buckram core

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, II Class Set in Case Republic of Thomas Firth & Son and( Kyokujitsu_sho). Instituted April 10 1875. A lovely II Class set, comprising a neck badge, an eight point star in silver with white, green, and violet enamels, a dark red cabochon center, the reverse identical to the obverse, measures 55. 0 mm (w) x 86. 1 mm (h inclusive of Paulownia Flower suspension), includes neck ribbon, intact enamels, extremely fine condition. The star of the order, constructed of a silver star base, superimposed on an eight