Army Kendo and Jukendo Award Watch Fobs/陸軍剣道と銃剣道章

Obverse

剣 for 剣道 - Kendo

reverse engraved

歩五十 - 50th infantry [Regiment]

 

Obverse

剣 for 剣道 - Kendo

reverse

歩二二 - 22nd infantry [Regiment]

第一中隊長 - 1st Company Commander

 

Photos courtesy of the owner.

Reverse

步兵第九聯隊 - 9th Infantry Regiment

劍術名譽賞 - Fencing Honorary Award

 

Two watch fobs for guards units.
Photos courtesy of the owner.

Silvered uninscribed version.

Bronze version.

歩七九 - 79th infantry [Regiment]

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

Reverse

電信第二聯隊 - 2nd Signal Regiment

Engraved

劍術 - Fencing

和昭二年 - 1927

A

Watch fob was made by Kishodo workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-labels-and-marks-of-kishodo-workshop-kishiyou.22007/

 

剣術優勝 - Fencing/Swordsmanship Winner

歩兵第一聯隊 - 1st Infantry Regiment

 

Guards award watch fob.

Size 35 mm.
Weight 20 g.

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

近衛歩兵第三聯隊 - 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment

第二回 - 2nd

剣術競技會 - Swordsmanship Competition

2599 = 1939

 

歩兵第二聯隊 - 2nd Infantry Regiment

 

4th Guards Regiment Kendo Watch Fobs/近衛歩兵第四連隊尚武章

Silvered version. 1st variation. Obverse 尚武 - Warlike Spirit reverse 近衛歩兵第四聯隊 - 4th Guards Regiment

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2nd Guards Infantry Regiment 1938 Autumn Swordsmanship Tournament Honorary Badge/近衛師團近歩二聯隊秋季演習劍術競技會名譽章

Balsa case. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 全勝 - Complete Victory; Winning a Tournament with no Losses 近歩二 - 2nd Infantry reverse 近衛師團 - Guards Divisions 昭和十三年十一月 - November 1938 秋季演習 - Autumn Training 劍術競技會 - Kenjutsu /Swordsmanship/ Tournament Original case. 近衛近歩 -...

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Reverse

歩兵第三十八連隊 - 38th Infantry Regiment

賞 - Award

 

Obverse

賞 -Award

reverse

昭和三年度 - 1928

第四師団 - 4th Division

招魂祭 - Memorial Service (for war dead)

剣道部 - Kendo Club

 

Another 4th division watch fob. This time with intact coating on maedate.

 

1st variation.

Size 30 mm.

Obverse

尚武- Martial Arts

reverse

昭和十二年- 1937

剣術大会参加記念- Kendo Tournament Participation Commemorative

関東軍- Kwantung Army

2nd variation.

Obverse

尚武- Martial Arts

reverse

黒河加藤部隊 - Kurokawa Katō Unit

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

昭和ニ年 - 1927

歩三十九 - 39th Infantry Regiment


Variation without any inscriptions on reverse.

賞 - Award

 

Popular design pattern.

1st variation.

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

工兵二第大隊 - 2nd Engineer Battalion

See also award watch fob for shooting for the same battalion https://asiamedals.info/threads/army-shooting-badges-and-watch-fobs.24169/page-2#post-356115


2nd variation.

Obverse

賞 - award

reverse

昭和四年 - 1929

聯隊銃剣道 - Regimental Jūkendō

競枝會 - Athletic Meet

歩兵第十五聯隊 - 15th Infantry Regiment

3rd variation.

Obverse

賞 - award

reverse engraved

II/73


4th variation.

Obverse

賞 - award

reverse

賞 - award

歩兵第七聯隊 - 7th Infantry Regiment


5th variation.

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

歩兵第二聯隊 - 2nd Infantry Regiment

第十中隊 - 10th Company

 

Slightly different design pattern.

Reverse

賞 - award

歩兵第七聯隊 - 7th Infantry Regiment

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

歩二留 - 2nd Infantry


Case.

賞 - Award

岩上軍曹 - Sergeant Iwakami

Watch Fob was made by Ikeda Hisashi workshop /池田亀謹製/ in Tokyo, Kōjimachi Ward /東京麹町区/.

 

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/imp...adges-and-watch-fobs.24169/page-2#post-351068

Reverse

海拉爾 - Hailar (Hailar city was located in northeastern Inner Mongolia)

早淵部隊 - Hayabuchi Unit

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

皇紀二六〇〇年 - 1940

近輜駒門出張所 - Guards Komakado Transport Unit