japanese reservists association badge

Obverse 精勤 - Diligence reverse 昭和六年度 - 1931 帝國在郷軍人会- Imperial Military Reservist Association 大崎町分会- Osaki Village Branch of Association 警備隊 /Keibitai/ - Guards

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 功勞章 - Merit Badge Reverse 南區海軍部 - Southern District Naval Branch 千年海軍班 - Millennium [thousand years] Naval Group

Size 38 x 28 mm. Reverse 表彰 - Award; Commendation 帝國在郷軍人會- Imperial Military Reservist Association 加西郡區聨合分會 - Kasai County Branch of Association Marked 純 for 純銀 - pure silver.

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 表彰 - Commendation

Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 帝国在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 宇治山田市聨合分會 - Ujiyamada City Union Branch 贈 - Gift 聨合分會長 - Union Branch Chairman 山田瀬弁衛 - Yamada Sebenei

Size 33 x 23 mm. Obverse 帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 豊一後援會々員章 - Toyoichi Supporter Member's Badge

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Design obviously based on army marksmanship badge. Reverse 帝国在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 高畸支部- Takahashi Branch Comparison with the army marksmanship badge.

Obviously design was taken from the army marksmanship badge.

Early badge. Most likely from pre-1910 time period. Reverse 堺在郷軍人團 Sakai [City] (堺市 /Sakai-shi/ is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan) Military Reservist Group

Obverse 湊東 - Minato Higashi [Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture]

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1932-surrent-political-situation-military-reservists-association-branches-joint-conference-commemorative-badge.26535/ Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 記念 - Commemorative reverse 對外時局 - External...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1933-surrent-political-situation-military-reservists-association-branches-joint-conference-commemorative-badge-2593.26536/ Size 40 X 23 mm. Obverse 對外時局 - External [Foreign] Сurrent Political Situation [i.e. Manchurian Incident] 鄉軍大會 - Military...

Reverse in the center 功勞章 - Merit Badge on either side 帝國在鄉軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 牛込區分會 - Ushigome Ward (Shinjuku, Tokyo) Branch of Association

https://asiamedals.info/threads/award-watch-fob-from-hongo-branch-of-imperial-military-reservist-association.23142/

Length 31 mm, width 24 mm. Obverse 射勝 for 射撃 - Shooting 勝利 - Victory 神田區分會 - Kanda Ward Branch reverse engraved 贈 - Gift 昭和十二年三月 - March 1937 長谷川太平君 - Mr. Taihei Hasegawa 純銀 - pure silver

Length 45 mm. Width 35 mm. Obverse 有功章 - Merit Badge 神田區分會 - Kanda Ward (Tokyo) Branch of Association Marked with "NK inside rhombus".

Reverse 模範念彰 - Exemplary [Member] Commemorative Award 帝國在鄉軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 東淀川區聨合分會 - Higashiyodogawa Ward (one of 24 wards of Osaka) Branch of Association Marked 純 for 純銀 - pure silver. Original case. 模範會員章 - Exemplary Member of Association Badge Badge...

Obverse 功勞 - Merit reverse 満州上海事変の功こ依リ- Tribute to the Manchurian and Shanghai Incidents 帝國在鄉軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 濱松市聨合分會 - Hamamatsu City Union Branch

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 記念 - Commemorative reverse 帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association 神田區聨合分會 - Kanda Ward Branch of Association 創立 - Founding/Establishment 昭和十年四月十六日 - April 16, 1935

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 勞功章 - Merit Badge 澁谷區仟々椿分會 - Shibuya District (Tokyo) Tsubaki Branch of Association