Japan, Empire. A Gashō Wild Goose Tsuba (Hand Guard) Archive 148th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge

148th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge (in pickled brass

with a white cotton twill reinforcement trimming the hoist edge and featuring a hollow channel through which is loop a drawstring knotted at both ends for suspension

but is now identified as a district chimney sweep

arriving at the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre at Folkestone on the 17th

Japan, Empire. A Gashō Wild Goose Tsuba (Hand Guard) Archive 148th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge(). A nature themed Tsuba (hand guard), constructed of magnetic metal, consisting of a disc with three openings, decorated with a nature scene with gilt accents on a wild goose, unmarked, measuring 82 mm in diameter, in very fine condition.