Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Outstanding Crane & Cloud Motifs & Sakai Mon Family Crest - Pillow Liner Schwarzlose MG however the wreathed swas also

however the wreathed swas also shows some deterioration from oxidation

The elaborately engraved blade bears the officer's name amid foliage and stands of arms

for the 35th Landwehr (Land Defense) Regiment

over their 2nd Lieutenant Blair and Sergeant Bleeker

It comes complete with an original bipod and commando style baseplate

Original 19th Century Japanese Late Edo Period Lacquered Flat Samurai Jingasa Helmet with Outstanding Crane & Cloud Motifs & Sakai Mon Family Crest - Pillow Liner Schwarzlose MG however the wreathed swas alsoOriginal Item. One of a Kind. The Sakai clan (Japanese: , was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Nitta branch of the Minamoto clan, who were in turn descendants of Emperor Seiwa. Serata (Nitta) Arichika, a samurai of the 14th century, was the common ancestor of both the Sakai clan and the Matsudaira clan, which the Sakai later served. In the Sengoku period, under Tokugawa Ieyasu (who was the head of what was formerly the main