1st design.
Officer's Club Kaikōsha Cufflinks/偕行社カフスボタン
Reverse
偕行社 - [officers' club] Kaikōsha
In 15 February 1877 not long after the formation of the Imperial Japanese Army a Kaikosha was founded in Kudan in Tokyo as a meeting place for officers and as a reception hall. After that Kaikosha groups cropped up at divisional headquarters across the country. Kaikosha was soon incorporated and set about providing aid to wounded soldiers, supporting temples that consecrated war dead, publishing academic research and essays on military topics, and fostering friendships among fellow officers both in active service and in the reserves. These activities were funded by membership fees.
Kaikosha was a major organization and also a sort of company that engaged in the manufacture and sale of military equipment, especially clothing, for officers. In addition to the basic tailor-made clothes, Kaikosha sold ready-made clothes that became popular at the time of World War II. Tags were attached to Kaikosha-made clothing upon which a symbol such as a cherry blossom or pentagram was emblazed across the letters “Kaikosha,” “Rikugun Kaikosha Gunjubu,” “Kudan Kaikosha,” or “Osaka Kaikosha Shuhobu.” Kaikosha stores also sold every variety of uniform, as well as military caps, gloves, boots, sabres, pistols, holsters, binoculars, and memorabilia from military exercises and parades, among other things. All these Kaikosha-made good were widely used by military officers.
Kaikosha also ran schools, inns, and cafes for use by officers and related individuals. The Osaka Kaikosha, which was linked with the 4th Division, owned a private elementary school for the sons of officers who desired to enter military academies which became so distinguished that eventually it admitted the sons of wealthy bankers, lawyers, and doctors as its primary students. After the war it became Ōtemon Academy Elementary School. The Asahikawa Kaikōsha Fuzoku Hokuchin Shōgakkō, now called the Asahikawa Shiritsu Hokuchin Shōgakkō, and the Hiroshima Kaikōsha Fuzoku Seibi Shōgakkō were also prestigious elementary schools.
調製 - made
純銀 - pure silver
偕行社 - [officers' club] Kaikōsha
In 15 February 1877 not long after the formation of the Imperial Japanese Army a Kaikosha was founded in Kudan in Tokyo as a meeting place for officers and as a reception hall. After that Kaikosha groups cropped up at divisional headquarters across the country. Kaikosha was soon incorporated and set about providing aid to wounded soldiers, supporting temples that consecrated war dead, publishing academic research and essays on military topics, and fostering friendships among fellow officers both in active service and in the reserves. These activities were funded by membership fees.
Kaikosha was a major organization and also a sort of company that engaged in the manufacture and sale of military equipment, especially clothing, for officers. In addition to the basic tailor-made clothes, Kaikosha sold ready-made clothes that became popular at the time of World War II. Tags were attached to Kaikosha-made clothing upon which a symbol such as a cherry blossom or pentagram was emblazed across the letters “Kaikosha,” “Rikugun Kaikosha Gunjubu,” “Kudan Kaikosha,” or “Osaka Kaikosha Shuhobu.” Kaikosha stores also sold every variety of uniform, as well as military caps, gloves, boots, sabres, pistols, holsters, binoculars, and memorabilia from military exercises and parades, among other things. All these Kaikosha-made good were widely used by military officers.
Kaikosha also ran schools, inns, and cafes for use by officers and related individuals. The Osaka Kaikosha, which was linked with the 4th Division, owned a private elementary school for the sons of officers who desired to enter military academies which became so distinguished that eventually it admitted the sons of wealthy bankers, lawyers, and doctors as its primary students. After the war it became Ōtemon Academy Elementary School. The Asahikawa Kaikōsha Fuzoku Hokuchin Shōgakkō, now called the Asahikawa Shiritsu Hokuchin Shōgakkō, and the Hiroshima Kaikōsha Fuzoku Seibi Shōgakkō were also prestigious elementary schools.
調製 - made
純銀 - pure silver
The base marked with
純銀 - pure silver
clasps marked with
S950, where S stands for Silver.
純銀 - pure silver
clasps marked with
S950, where S stands for Silver.
Interesting and useful article from the Journal of Royal United Services Institution published in 1908.
The Kaikosha. Japanese Officers' Club.
The Kaikosha. Japanese Officers' Club.
At present days.
Variation.
偕行社調製 - Manufactured for [Ordered by] Kaikosha
Marked SF for Silver Fine.
Case.
偕行社調製 - Manufactured for [Ordered by] Kaikosha
Marked SF for Silver Fine.
Case.
2nd design.
Marked
偕行社調製 - Manufactured for [Ordered by] Kaikosha
純銀 - pure silver.
Marked
偕行社調製 - Manufactured for [Ordered by] Kaikosha
純銀 - pure silver.
Variation.
Marked
偕行社調製 - Manufactured for [Ordered by] Kaikosha
Marked
偕行社調製 - Manufactured for [Ordered by] Kaikosha
偕行社製 - Made for Kaikosha
Somebody used this cufflink as watch fob.
Marked
偕行社 - [officers' club] Kaikōsha
調製 - made