China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap visually-hidden The blade sits securely within

The blade sits securely within a silver-plated non-magnetic metal crossguard which features a hooked quillon and transitions into a one-piece hilt

Attached to the scabbard is a multi-link chain decorated with “skulls and bones” motifs

Turks Wwe Wien 107" on the reverse

with a silver gilded figure of Mary of Bethlehem surrounded by an enameled blue border inscribed EQ ORDO SM DE BETHLEHEM (Equestrian Order of Saint Mary of Bethlehem) also in silver gilt

re-leathered

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap visually-hidden The blade sits securely withinA wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of khaki coloured woven cotton with a raised peak. The cap consists of a crown that features a supportive spring loaded wire ring that gives the crown its distinctive shape and traditional raised peak, with a cap band directly below. The cap band itself is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, khaki coloured cotton.