Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Officer Private Purchase Wool Forage Cap Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The P-1A adopted in 1949

The P-1A adopted in 1949 was basically an advanced version of the P-1

Loads of research potential here

the lower end of the former

The finish has drag marks from the tight fit when blade is removed from scabbard

Original WWII Imperial Japanese Army Officer Private Purchase Wool Forage Cap Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia The P-1A adopted in 1949Original Item: Only One Available. Wonderful condition wool officer's forage cap. Fully lined with canvas sweat band. Features the classic string closure to the back and a brass pin five pointed Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) star cap badge to the front. Has original tag in crown, leather chinstrap and visor with three grommets on each side, clearly a high quality private purchase hat. All in all very nice example of a WW2 Japanese office cap, quality