Extremely Rare & LARGE 2602: 1942: Showa 17 10th Technical Aircraft Mechanic School Honor Graduate Fob in Plated Bronze

ARTIFACT:

This is an Extremely Rare & LARGE 2602: 1942: Showa 17 10^th Technical Aircraft Mechanic School Honor Graduate Fob in Plated Bronze.

機　關　meaning refers to graduation commemorations or commemorations of time spent at institutions such as the Imperial Japanese Army Air Maintenance School, where students (engineers) studied aircraft engine and airframe maintenance and structure.

2602: 1942: Showa 17

陸軍少年飛行兵：Army Junior Pilots (Rikugun Shonen Hikohei) refers to a system during World War II in which the Imperial Japanese Army recruited volunteers from among teenagers to receive specialized training in order to train active-duty non-commissioned officers (pilots, maintenance personnel, communications officers, etc.) in the air force.

第十期技術生徒：10th-Class Technical Students

VINTAGE:

Early WWII.

SIZE:

Approximately 2-1/8" in height x 2-3/8” in width.

CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:

Plated Bronze.

ATTACHMENT:

Loop.

MARKINGS:

Japanese characters.

ITEM NOTES:

This is from a Japanese militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. TRVEJJV TRBGGX25 LAAGEX10/29/26

CONDITION: 8+ (Excellent)

The Fob shows minor wear, and overall, it is in excellent condition.

GUARANTEE:

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.