China, Republic. A Navy NCO Visor Cap by an American Maker c.1942 Auction Archive he enlisted into Imperial Army

he enlisted into Imperial Army after the outbreak of the First World War

06 mm (h) x 15

above a blue enameled banner bearing a gilt inscription of “ACADEMIA MILITARĂ I

(ii) eight Bravery Medals: in bronze

China, Republic. A Navy NCO Visor Cap by an American Maker c.1942 Auction Archive he enlisted into Imperial Army(). In black wool with a stiffened circular crown and black ribbed cap band, the cap fitted with a black leather visor with visible wear and surface scuffing, the interior finished with a black leather sweatband and partial liner, the front presenting a finely embroidered and toned bullion naval badge with blue threads depicting a fouled anchor overlaid by a radiant sunburst emblem of the Republic, all enclosed within laurel branches, this insignia