japanese army badge

Watch fob with a same design of obverse https://asiamedals.info/threads/suppression-of-taiwan-barbarians-commemorative-watch-fob.27521/ Obverse 振武 = 神武 /Shinbu/ - "military might" or, in the narrow sense, "sublime martial moral power". The idea of shinbu embraces physical, spiritual and...

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These badges have a distinct charm.

Right one 陸軍飛行機操縦徽章 - Army Pilot's Badge left one 下士官用操縦徽章 - Non-commissioned Officer's Pilot Badge

Obverse 皇軍 - Imperial Army reverse 國境警備記念章 - Border Guard Commemorative Badge Engraved 田崎武男 - Takeo Tasaki

Reverse 麹町憲兵分隊丸ノ内乘馬會 - Kojimachi [district in Chiyoda, Tokyo] Kenpeitai Squad Marunouchi [district in Chiyoda, Tokyo] Horse Racing Association 聨合競技會 - Union Competition 昭和拾年 - 1935

将校用操縦徽章 - Officer's Pilot Badge

With the entry to the Second Sino-Japanese War Japanese government limited the citizenʼs life style, sports, and entertainment. Voluntarily refrain was called for, and ski was no exception since it was already established as a mean of entertainment. During this change, the idea that ski should...

Standart workshop labels, stamps and marks.

Lid stamped with 下士勤功章 - NCO Diligent Service Badge Manufacturer ink stamp inside, 東京 - Tokyo 小林又七製 - Made by Kobayashi Matashichi https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-made-by-kobayashi-matashichi-workshop.26352/

1st variation "unmarked". Original case. 下士勤功章 - NCO Diligent Service Badge 大阪市東區上本町一 - 1 Uehonmachi, East District, Osaka City 和田彦太郎 - Hikotarō Wada https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-made-by-hikotaro-wada-workshop.26351/ 納 - Supplied by

Army Marksmanship Badge manufacturers. Munitions Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo https://asiamedals.info/threads/army-marksmanship-badges-made-by-munitions-manufacturing-co-ltd.28969/ Original case for the 2nd class badge. 軍需品製造株式會社 - Munitions Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 東京 - Tokyo

Silvered variation. Specimen from personal collection. Obverse 歩四八退營記念 - 48th Infantry Regiment Military Service Retirement Commemorative

Size 27 x 39 mm. Obverse 渡 for 渡邊滋 - Shigeru Watanabe reverse 勇猛 - Bravery 果敢 - Determination 渡邊滋部隊從軍記念 - Shigeru Watanabe Unit Service Commemorative

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 野砲第二十六聯隊 - 26th Field Artillery Regiment 龍山 - Longshan

Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse MG for Maschinengewehr = Machine Gun reverse 昭和一四年度- 1939 機関銃幹部候補生 - Machine Gun Officer Candidate Case. Watch fob was made by Tokyo workshop 塚本徽章製作所 - Tsukamoto Medal Works.

See also badges with similar design https://asiamedals.info/threads/manchurian-incident-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs.23177/page-3#post-349361; https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-of-kwantung-army-flying-corps.20131/ ...

Obverse 野戰砲兵學校　Field Artillery School

Badge (converted into a watch fob) in the form of army pilot badge. Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Reverse 近衛飛行越第七聯隊 - 7th Guards Air Regiment (Rentai) 在隊記念 - Military Service Commemorative

Type 1938 badge was established in two types on August 3, 1938: Type A /Kōshu - 甲種軍人傷痍記章/ badge for battle wounds and Type B /Otsushu - 乙種軍人傷痍記章/ for non-combat wounds or illness. Wound badges of old types were to be exchanged for the new type 1938. Original line drawings of both types...