Original Japanese Pre-WWII Type 30 Officer’s Pith Helmet by Hare Brand Hats - Size 6 ⅞ (56) Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and Lieutenant Harris Hull

and Lieutenant Harris Hull

The most noticeable issue is that the slider for the front zipper closure is missing

with some size 70s reported

To the right of this it is maker marked by Plutzar & Brüll KG

Navy Seabee Museum in Port Hueneme

Original Japanese Pre-WWII Type 30 Officer’s Pith Helmet by Hare Brand Hats - Size 6 ⅞ (56) Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock and Lieutenant Harris HullOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is definitely an interesting helmet, and something we have not seen before! This sun hat falls into a category known as the Animal Brand hats due to the different names embossed on the sweatbands, this one being Hare. One of the great misconceptions of Japanese tropical headgear of the Second World War is that the pattern known to collectors as English, safari or European was in fact produced outside of Japan.