Korea, Empire. An Order of the Eight Trigrams, VII Class Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with braided silk edging

with braided silk edging

It features a 25 cm-long nickel-plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and lower edge

the base offers a recessed slit for the pin

light wear to gilt on reverse

Korea, Empire. An Order of the Eight Trigrams, VII Class Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with braided silk edging( Du). Instituted April 16, 1901. A VII Class decoration of this rare order in silver, presenting six blue enamelled arms with white enamel borders, the raised center medallion in silver features three red enamelled lines, the bottom two are separated in the middle, the reverse is plain with a Kanji inscription in the center, measures 46. 9 mm (w) x 53. 0 mm (h inclusive of integral ring), weighs 21. 4 grams, enamels intact, light crazing on the