Japan. A Iwate Prefecture Fire Brigade Association Honorary Member Badge, Cased And Boxed Auction Die-stamped brass

Die-stamped brass

The MI1(C) or MI1C was the British War Office section dealing with secret agents and liaison with bureau founded by Sir Mansfield Cumming

The left panel also features a strip of aluminum cord piping signifying the rank of Sturmmann (later Obersturmann)

In silver metal embroidery on gray cloth

still holding the line at Enfidaville

Japan. A Iwate Prefecture Fire Brigade Association Honorary Member Badge, Cased And Boxed Auction Die-stamped brassJapan; Silver gilt, 29. 5 mm (w) x 34. 2 mm (h), suspended from a hanger with pinback, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, balsa wood frame, black lacquer finish, gilt characters on the lid, maker marked on the inside lid, recessed medal bed, wear evident in the fabric overlying the hinged area, case near extremely fine, enclosed in its cardboard box of issue. Footnote: Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture in the Thoku region of Japan.