Is this visor for real, or Nakata Shoten?

[maverick87]

Saw this item on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/WWII-Imperial-Ja...item255798ebb4

Looks very minty but curious about it. Original or repro? Did officer's use Romaji names instead of writing kanji? Any comments?

Thanks

[Jareth]

Probably THE most common Japanese cap. It's an original army officer's cap. Most officer's had two kanji embroidered as a label & stitched in interior dome.

[kaigunair]

pre-1940 hat based on the romaji. even private manufacturers were using english on their labels for military issued gear, until the gov't told everyone not to. I think better close up pics of the name, and sharper pics in general would be more helpful in that auction...