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

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner.

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

歩七Oノ一 - 70th Infantry [Regiment] 1st Battalion

 

6th Infantry Regiment Award Watch Fobs/歩兵第六連隊賞章

All three belonged to the same soldier. Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 昭和十一年 - 1936 特別射撃 - Special Shooting 歩六 - 6th Infantry Regiment 第三機関銃中隊 - 3rd Machine Gun Company

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Obverse

剣 for 剣道 - Kendo

reverse

歩一五 - 15th Infantry Regiment

第一中隊 - 1st Company

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

陸軍歩兵学校 - Army Infantry School

機関銃隊 - Machine Gun Squad

銃剣術競技會 - Bayonet Competition

 

Obverse

剣 for 剣道 - Kendo

reverse

大田部隊 - Ota Unit

 

Reverse

昭和八年度 - 1933

第三師團司令部 主催 - Sponsored by 3rd Division Headquarters

剣道大會 - Kendo Tournament​

参加記念 - Participation Commemorative

 

Horse-Mountain Artillery Units Badges and Watch Fobs/山砲兵記念章

Reverse 獨山一 - 1st Dushan [Unit] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dushan_County

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Size 37 x 20 mm.

Reverse

歩兵第九聯隊 - 9th Infantry Regiment

剣術名誉賞 - Kenjutsu Honorary Award

 

Obverse

優勝 - Champion; Winner

reverse

歩兵第一二聯隊 - 12th Infantry Regiment

賞 - Award

 

49th regiment watch fobs.

1st type.

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/imp...adges-and-watch-fobs.24169/page-3#post-362702

Obverse

優勝 - Champion; Winner

reverse

賞 - Award

満州第六八六部隊 - Manchuria 686 Unit /= 歩兵第四十九連隊 - 49th Infantry Regiment/

Specimen that partly lost its silvering.

Specimen in deep patina from personal collection.

 

2nd type.

1st variation.

Size 30 x 30 mm.

Obverse

優勝 - Champion; Winner

reverse

賞 - Award

歩兵第四十九聯隊 - 49th Infantry Regiment


Another example.

Specimen in near mint condition.

 

2nd variation.

2nd variation of 2nd type was made in pure silver. Note also that obverse inscription is also gilded.

Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Case.

 

Obverse

優 for 優勝 - Champion; Winner

reverse

剣術競技優勝 - Kenjutsu Competition Winner

歩兵第四十聯隊 - 40th Infantry Regiment


Salty specimen.

 

14th Infantry Regiment Mudanjiang Kenjutsu and Shooting Association Award Watch Fob/満洲東寧剣術射撃会歩兵第一四連隊賞章

Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 満洲東寧 - Manchuria, Mudanjiang /Mudanjiang a prefecture-level city in the southeast part of Heilongjiang province, After the Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 19, 1931, the whole Manchuria was seized by Japan following the Mukden Incident. Mudanjiang...

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Kyonghung Garrison Kendo Competition Winner Watch Fob/慶興守備隊優勝章

Obverse Guards unit emblem 優勝 - Winner reverse 慶興守備隊 - Kyonghung Garrison Kyŏnghŭng County /경흥군; 慶興郡/ is a kun, or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county borders the People's Republic of China to the northeast. Except for the southwest, it is dominated by low hills...

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Wat fob in the form of a tsuba.

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

剣 /sword/ for 剣道 - Kendo

陸軍豫科 - Army Preparatory School

士官学校 - Military Academy /Imperial Japanese Army Academy Rikugun Shikan Gakkō 陸軍士官学校/

Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

Label of Kobayashi Medal Mfg. Co., Ltd. https://asiamedals.info/threads/prizovye-zhetony-kehndo-armija-i-vmf.12569

 

Bronze version.

Obverse

Guards emblem

尚武 /Shōbu/ - Warlike Spirit

reverse

近衛歩兵第四聯隊 - 4th Guards Infantry Regiment

Case with a label of Akiba workshop https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-and-watch-fobs-made-by-akiba-medals-tokyo-akiba.21820

Silvered version.

Stamp is also different.

 

Reverse

歩兵第四十聯隊 - 40th Infantry Regiment

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

reverse

第十一中隊 - 11th Company

 

Obverse

賞 - Award

Guards emblem

reverse

歩兵六十三聯隊 - 63th Infantry Regiment

二中隊 - 2nd Company