China Incident Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/支那事変記念章

Another field made watch fob made from Yuan Shikai silver dollar.

Size 39 mm.
Weight 24.7 g.

Engraved

出征記念 - Dispatch Commemorative

騎兵第一旅團 - 1st Cavalry Brigade

装甲自動車隊 - Armored Car Corps/Team

 

Reverse

支那事変出征記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

紀元二五九九年 - 1939

太原攻略戦 - Battle of Taiyuan /1937/
河北?定戦 - Battle of Hebei
徐州會戦 - Battle of Xuzhou /1938/
武漢攻略戦 - Battle of Wuhan /1938/
襄東會戦 - Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang /1939/


第五八中隊 - 58th Company

 

Private collection. Photos courtesy of the owner.

Obverse

支那事变記念 - China Incident Commemorative

Reverse

寺内部隊梅田部隊 - Terauchi Unit /Butai/ Umeda Unit /Butai/


Interesting design development https://asiamedals.info/threads/chi...adges-and-watch-fobs.22957/page-2#post-211349

 

Belt buckle.

Size 59.3 x 41.2mm.
Weight 51.6 g.

Note service mark of Japan Post 〒.

Obverse

從軍紀念 - Enlistment Commemorative

reverse

北支那派遣 - Dispatch to North China

甲第一八〇〇部隊 - A1800 Unit

野戦郵便隊 - Field Post/Military Post Corps

皇紀二六〇三年 - 1943

 

Obverse

Guards emblem

翁賓戦記念 - Okina and Hinyou Battles Commemorative /https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BF%81%E8%8B%B1%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%A6 ; https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/賓陽作戦/

reverse

牛島部隊 - Ushijima Corps

小口隊 - Koguchi Unit

 

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

Obverse

トキ - Toki (Japanese crested ibis)

reverse

支那事变- China Incident

記念 - Commemorative

 

Watch fob with a typical for Chinese-made badges chain with a T-bar.

Obverse

盡忠 - To Be Faithful Unto Death

南支従軍記念 - South China Campaign Commemorative

reverse

南支派遣軍 - South China Expeditionary Army

香第八一一四部隊 - Ka No.8114 / = 独立歩兵第六十七大隊 - 67th Independent Infantry Battalion/

松本隊 - Matsumoto Squad

 

Already known watch fob but this time together with original case.

Obverse

支那事変出征記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

reverse

昭和拾三年 - 1938

山本隊 - Yamamoto Unit

Marked 純銀 - pure silver and maker's mark 天賞堂 - Tenshodo.

Original case with label of Tenshodo workshop.

支那事変出征記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

 

Obverse

磨剱必勝 - Sentehisshō = Victory goes to one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory

reverse

北満小石頭 - Northern Manchuria, Shandong

乗田部隊 - Norita Unit

2597 - 1937

 

Badges and Watch Fobs of Kwantung Army Flying Corps/関東軍飛行隊記念章

Reverse 記念章 - Commemorative 満州派遣 - Manchuria Dispatch 関東軍飛行隊 - Kwantung Army Flying Corps/Air Force

asiamedals.info

 

Nakajima Aircraft Company Veteran of China Incident Badge/昭和十五年九月中島飛行機太田工場制定支那事変戦歴者之章

Badge for the veteran of China Incident. Reverse reads 昭和十五年九月制定 - September 1940 支那事変戦歴者之章 - China Incident Veteran's Badge 中島飛行機太田工場 - Nakajima Aircraft Company Ota Plant Original case. 支那事変戦歴者之章 - China Incident Veteran's Badge

asiamedals.info

 

Obverse

駐屯記念 - Garrison Service Commemorative

天津縣 - Tianjin County /On July 30, 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Tianjin fell to Japan, but was not entirely occupied, as the Japanese generally respected foreign concessions until 1941, when American and British concessions were occupied https://asiamedals.info/threads/193...sin-incident-commemorative-watch-fobs.13276//

鹹水沽贈敬會務商 - Respectful Gift from the Xianshuigu [Town] Business

 

Obverse

Unit emblem with ケ- K inside.

reverse

昭和十二年 - 1937
昭和十三年 - 1938
昭和十四年 - 1939

日支事变記念 - China Incident Dispatch Commemorative

木崎部隊 - Kizaki Unit
田中部隊 -Tanaka Unit
水野部隊- Mizuno Unit

Marked 純銀 - pure silver.

 

Obverse

中支派遣記念 - Central China Dispatch Commemorative

reverse

皇紀二千六百年 - 1940

谷部隊原田隊 - Tani Unit /Butai/ Harada Corps /Tai/

 

Height 35 mm.
Weight 11.4 g.

Reverse

支那事變従軍記念 - China Incident Service Commemorative

+ two dates written in different systems.

皇紀二千五百九拾七年 - Imperial year 2597 = 1937

昭和拾二年七月七日 - Showa era 12th year 7th month 7th day = July 7, 1937


Original case.

支那事變従軍記念 - China Incident Service Commemorative

 

Size 35 x 23 mm.
Weight 10.4 g.

Obverse

出征 - Dispatch

Reverse

支那事変- China Incident

輜重兵第十四連隊 - 14th Transport Regiment

Marked

金張 - Gilded

Original case.

 

Additional examples.

Watch fob that completely lost its gilding and silvering.

 

Size 35 mm.

Reverse

北支出征 - North China Dispatch

歩兵 - Infantry

第百十七聯隊 - 117th Regiment

第一大隊 - 1st Battalion