帝国軍用犬協会章

Obverse Emblem of Imperial Military Dog Association reverse 帝國軍用犬協會神戸支部 - Imperial Military Dog Association Kobe Branch 昭和拾六年拾月 - October 1941

Reverse 特良賞 - Special Skills Award /良 - good, pleasing, skilled/. 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association 東京支部 - Tokyo Branch Original case.

Anonymous badge. Only emblem of the Association and Chinese guardian lion /石獅; shíshī; also known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs/.

13th Annual Practice Imperial Military Dog Association, May 1938. Case. 功犬章 - Merited Dog Badge 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association

Suspension 特有技能 - Unique/Specific Skills Award obverse stylized emblem of Imperial Military Dog Association reverse 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association Badge without suspension. Reverse 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association Badge...

Reverse 優良賞 - Excellence Award 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association

Obverse Emblem of Imperial Military Dog Association reverse 訓練技能大會 -Training /Drill; Practice/ Skills Convention /General Assembly/ 2602 - 1942

Reverse 参加章 - Participation Badge 昭和十三年五月 - May 1938 第六回展覧會 - 6th Exhibition 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association 於広島市 - Hiroshima City Original case. 昭和十三年度 - 1938 第六回展覧會 - 6th Exhibition 参加章 - Participation Badge 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1939-imperial-military-dog-association-training-skills-award-badge.27424/ Suspension 昭和十四年 - 1939 協會賞 - Association Award 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association Reverse 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1939-imperial-military-dog-association-award-badge.27426/ Suspension 昭和十四年 - 1939 協會賞 - Association Award 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association Obverse 訓練技能章 - Training Skills Badge 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial...

Size 40 mm x 37 mm. Watch fob once belonged to Imperial Japanese Army veterinarian Lt. Colonel S. Hashimoto. Obverse Signed by 実三 - Jitsuzō for famous Japanese sculptor and designer Hinago Jitsuzou (日名子実三, 1892-1945) who also designed 1939 China Incident and 1944 Great East Asia War medals...

Size 50 mm. Reverse 持完賞 - [Training] Completion Award 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association

Obverse Emblem of Imperial Military Dog Association reverse 昭和十三年三月 - March 1938 賞 - Award 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association 神奈川縣支部 - Kanagawa Prefecture Branch Original case. 賞 - Award 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association 神奈川縣支部 -...

Obverse K.V. for Teikoku gunʾyōken kyōkai/Imperial Army-Dog Association reverse 帝国軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association 賞 - Award 南九州支部 - Minamikyūshū [City] Branch

Badge was designed after association emblem KV. reverse marked 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 會員章 - Association Membership Badge 財團法人 - Foundation 帝國軍用犬協會 - Imperial Military Dog Association

"During the 15-year Asia-Pacifi c War - which began with the Manchurian Incident - the Japanese military deployed army dogs, most of whom were Shepherds, in vast numbers for a wide array of tasks. Japanese historians calculate that the army possessed a force of approximately 10,000 military dogs...

Size 41 x 35 mm. Weight 25.3 g. Watch fobs were made by Satō Shōgo workshop in Tokyo https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-watch-fobs-and-labels-of-sato-shogo.21716/ Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 第四回軍用犬展覧會 - 4th Military Dog Exhibition 財團法人 - Foundation...