Original Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd Class Medal with Neck Ribbon Hotchkiss MG and the brass hilt is

and the brass hilt is in good shape

In true high-end fashion

This particular example is made up of sections 1 through 3 out of 28(all German Parachutes numbered every section)

though it appears to have an old 18th century blade that may very well be from the early 1700s

Original Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure 3rd Class Medal with Neck Ribbon Hotchkiss MG and the brass hilt isOriginal Items: One of a Kind. The Order of the Sacred Treasure (, Zuih sh) is a Japanese order, established on 4 January 1888 by Emperor Meiji as the Order of Meiji. From 1888 to 2003 it was awarded in 8 classes, with a gold striped very pale blue ribbon. After this, the bottom two classes were discontinued, and the ribbon changed to gold striped sky blue. The most widely conferred Japanese order, it is awarded to those who have made distinguished