Team Leader and Group Leader of Imperial Military Reservist Association Badges/帝国在郷軍人会班長同副徽章 帝国在郷軍人会組長同副徽章

Badge for team leaders and group leaders of Imperial Military Reservist Association was introduced in 1929 and was abolished in 1936.

Gilded badge with a celluloid disc/silk rosette with two white stripes with a purple one in the middle.

Original description of the badge.

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/imp...-osuge-branch-supporting-members-badge.29706/.

 

1st variation made by Hiko Nagashima workshop.

The signs of this workshop directly violate the official description of the sign and use silk rosette instead of a celluloid disc.

Case lid

帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association

班長同副 - Team Leader

組長同副 - Group Leader

徽章 - Badge

"H.N" for Hiko Nagashima /長島彦/, Tokyo.

 

2nd variation.

Celluloid disc.

 

Rare photo with a similar /celluloid disc variation/ badge.

 

3rd variation made by Masaki workshop.

Original case.

Case lid

帝國在郷軍人會 - Imperial Military Reservist Association

班長同副 - Team Leader

組長同副 - Group Leader

徽章 - Badge

Label

除隊士産品 - Discharged Soldier Products

門専 - Specialty

美崎屋 - Misaki shop /Misaki-ya/ https://asiamedals.info/threads/badges-made-by-masaki-shop.29574/

軍人用品 - Military Supplies

松本市和泉町一 - Izumimachi 1, Matsumoto City

 

4th variation made by Kotobukiya workshop.

Reverse

帝國在郷軍人會本部製 - Made by Imperial Military Reservist Association Headquarters

寿屋納 - Supplied by Kotobukiya

Original case.

 

Another example of full set made by Kotobukiya.

 

5th variation "double pin".

 

6th variation.

Different stamp.

 

7th variation.

Case variation.