Japanese Badges

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautiful & Rare Late War World War II Imperial Japanese Army Enlisted Pilot Badge. VINTAGE: Late World War II. SIZE: Approximately 2" in height x 1-3/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated & Painted Bronze...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Imperial Japanese Army Soldiers Hokobukuro or Service Record Bag Ditty Bag. VINTAGE: World War II. SIZE: Approximately: 11-3/4" in height x 9-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Cotton, ink. ATTACHMENT: N/A...

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautifully Made pre-World War II Imperial Japanese Army Heavy Machine Gun Proficiency Badge 3rd Class. VINTAGE: Pre World War II. SIZE: Approximately 21-7/16" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Bronze rifles...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960's JMSDF Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Submarine Badge, Enlisted. VINTAGE: Circa 1960's. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/8" in length x 13/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel. ATTACHMENT: Two posts...

ARTIFACT: This is a Iconic World War I French Aviation Stork Pin in Hallmarked Silver. There are numerous photographs of French-trained Japanese Army Pilots, who flew in combat for the French, wearing these exact pins as a sort of Squadron badge...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese Naval landing forces cap badge. The badge is an oval and shows a partially submerged anchor embroidered in silver and gold. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" height and 1-1/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce World War II Japanese civilian defense organization pocket rank badge. It has two metal aircraft on its front and a maker stamp on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" in height and 2" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Imperial Japanese badge for those wounded in battle, or "sen-sho". The pin is in enameled silver and has a double safety-pin closure. The characters on reverse read "Military Wound Badge Sen-sho". VINTAGE: Circa World...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II Japanese Aviation Factory Worker Badge. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: About 1" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted Aluminum. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal wire "safety" type pin. MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This is...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified hat badge from World War II, possibly Japanese. The badge shows a three-dimensional gold star at the center flanked by two branches. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in height and 1-3/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1983 participant badge for Yama Sakura (translation: mountain cherry blossom) V, the second-ever annual joint defense exercise event involving the United States Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Beginning in February 1982...

ARTIFACT: Nice 1930's – WWII Imperial Japanese Submarine School graduation badge. The badge shows a submarine in the center in nice relief detail and is set against a painted lotus flower. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's – WWII SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" x...