Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, III Class in Case Buy Now the dagger finished with a

the dagger finished with a screwed-in pommel bearing a crowned eagle's head

marked with a Diana's head (Dianakopf) (which was used between 1872 and 1922)

retaining a black-and-white studio portrait of Liedtke fixed in place with original magnetic metal rivets and certified with regulation double stamps

a round silver medal

including postcard size studio portraits of the owner in a classic Kriegsmarine dark blue uniform (one with the Minesweeper War Badge edited into the image during development)

Japan, Empire. An Order of the Rising Sun, III Class in Case Buy Now the dagger finished with a(Kyokujitsu_sho). Instituted in 1875. In silver with white, green and violet enamels, red glass cabochon on both sides, a 5 7 5 configuration in the Paulownia flowers suspension with characters on the reverse, measures 55. 10 mm (w) x 85. 80 mm (h), worn on silk neck ribbon, in extremely fine condition. In its hard shelled case of issue, balsa wood frame, gilt characters on the lid, inside lid lined in padded violet satin, with a platform