The Japanese soldier of WW2 was a resourceful, resilient fighter, loyal to his Emperor and willing to undergo tremendous hardships. He would, as John Wayne once said, "just as soon die as stick a nickel in a jukebox". Imperial Japanese officers of WW2 wore a simple wool field cap with their cold weather service and combat uniform, and it differed from the enlisted man’s version by the bullion embroidered star sewn at front. This Imperial Japanese Army WW2 Officer Bullion Star Badged Wool Felt Field Hat is in Good Condition, with a period replacement left chinstrap button, that button having separated from the hat body, though it can likely still be reattached, a small moth nip in the front left bill, a moth hole in the top back left crown, 8 small moth bites in the back right crown, most of the sizing lace at the lower back crown having torn away long ago, heavy verdigris patina to the sizing lace grommets at the lower back crown, heavy surface flaking to the leatherette sweatband, some frayed tearing at the interior front left bill/sweatband join, some light frayed tearing at each side of the middle back sweatband, two small holes in the middle top crown lining, moderate scattered brownish soiling to that crown lining, and with some scattered spot mothing and age wear evident. Otherwise, the hat is in fine shape, with no other damage to the elegant, high quality light green wool felt construction. Most interestingly, it boasts the original brown leather chinstrap, sports the original, elegant gold bullion embroidered on green wool serge 5 pointed star at front, and features three sewn ventilation eyelets at each side of the crown. The hat bears three pairs of sizing lace grommets at the lower back crown, carries the original brown leatherette sweatband, and exhibits a few Kanji characters hand marked in black on the middle top of the burlap-like crown lining. It’s approximately a US Size 7 1/8, and is a fine example of a rare, original Imperial Japanese Army WW2 Officer Bullion Star Badged Wool Felt Field Hat.