DavidS

This Medal has been a mystery - to Peterson and to myself. Has anyone any information, and/or able to translate the script on the front and reverse (see pictures)?

Please find attached some notes I've made on this medal in the past Ministry of Interior Medal Notes.docx

No one I purchased this piece 5 years ago and was advised by the seller that it was “inscribed for a Staff Member of the Hanlin Academy and Court Chamberlain”. I am not able to decipher the seal characters (篆書 - zhuànshū) and confirm the stated awardee. I notice that you have posted a lot of information showing seal characters and wonder if you could let me know if there is software to print these characters and maybe to translate Chinese hanzi to zhuànshū. Thank you for your help and all your interesting contributions to GMIC

now for the proficiency badges not described in Peterson's book Shooting Badges will follow. Army Proficiency Badges not in Peterson.pdf

Part 2. Proficiency Badges not included in Peterson to follow. Army Proficiency Badges Material Part 2.pdf

Army Proficiency Badges are many and varied, and there doesn't seem to be a definitive catalogue of them. So I've started my attempts using Peterson's examples, and I'm attaching a pdf document which includes the material I've found. A lot more to come!! Note that I have not included Sharpshooter badges - they'll need a separate sheet. Army Proficiency Badges Material.pdf

The badges shown in the attached are not part of the 9 standard 1st 2nd and 3rd class Technical Merit, Long Service, Good Conduct Badges but these are issued by Navy Arsenals Miscellaneous Arsenal Badges.pdf

Thank you Nick, I have hundreds of documents but that's all for arsenals. I do not have the lovely 30 year Kure badge or the 10 year one without enamel but I do have the 5 year badge that I'll post soon with a few other associated items.

Here's a pdf document which contains photographs and translations of all the Arsenal documents I own. Please note that because I have no knowledge of the Japanese/Chinese languages my translations are not complete. Help would be appreciated. Also, I can extract text from the pdf if anyone would like the material. I do have a few Arsenal badges which are not honorary badges. I'll post these later. Arsenal Honorary Badge Documents.pdf

Kure Naval Arsenal – Long Service Certificate 伊東謙助 – Itō Kensuke 31.10.1916 Awarded by – 伊藤乙次郎 – Itō Otojirō Award: Long Service Certificate and Sakura Badge in Silver Date: October, 31st, 1916 呉 大 狀 色 年 右 組 呉 勤 海 正 ヲ 單 以 者 立 海 續 軍 五 授 櫻 上 我 工 軍 證 工 年 與 花 勤 海 伊 工 廠 十 ス 徴 續 軍 東 廠 長 月 章 セ 職 謙 海 三 ト ル 工 助 軍 十 共 ヲ ト 中 一 二 認 シ 將 日 此 メ テ 從 證 銀 拾 四 位 勲 二 等 功 四 級 伊 藤 乙 次 郎 長 軍 呉 印 工 海 廠 呉海軍工廠長印 Kure Navy Arsenal seal 勤續證//呉海軍工廠//組立工伊東謙助//右者我海軍職工トシテ拾//年以上勤續セルヲ認メ銀//色單櫻花徴章ト共二此證//狀ヲ授與ス//大正五年十月三十一日//呉海軍工廠長海軍中將,從四位,勲二等,功四級,伊藤乙次郎 Service Award//Kure Navy Arsenal//Assembler Kensuke Ito//person named on the right, Navy technician Toshite Pickup // Service for over a year Tetsuyosu // silver single cherry blossom badge//Taisho 5th year, 10th month, 31st day – 31st October 1916//Kure Navy Arsenal, Lieutenant General of the Navy, Junior 4th rank and holder of the 2nd order of merit (RS or ST), and the 4th level of bravery, Itō Otojirō Itō Otojirō 02.12.1866 – 27.03.1941 Kure Naval Arsenal - Certificate of Merit 伊東謙助- Itō Kensuke 20.02.1921 Awarded by - 森山慶三郎 - Moriyama Keizaburō Award: Certificate of Merit for Naval Engineer // Date Awarded: February, 20th, 1921 General Translation: Certificate of Merit // 6th Engineering Group Engineer NAME The above has been working on turbine wheel and axle balancing machinery for the improvement of our naval engineering works and is awarded 200 yen. (From the Kure Naval Yards) 呉 大 依 海 合 右 組 褒 海 正 テ 軍 試 者 立 状 軍 十 金 工 驗 [タ 工 工 年 貳 業 器 ル 工 廠 二 百 上 具 ビ 手 長 月 圓 神 ノ ン] 伊 海 二 ヲ 益 考 翼 東 軍 十 賞 ス 案 車 謙 中 日 與 ル ヲ 及 助 將 ス 所 爲 軸 從 不 シ 車 四 尠 我 釣 位 勲 二 等 功 三 級 森 山 慶 三 郎 長 軍 呉 印 工 海 廠 呉海軍工廠長印 Kure Navy Arsenal seal 褒状//組立工工手伊東謙助//右者[タルビン]翼車及軸車釣//合試驗器具ノ考案ヲ爲シ我//海軍工業上神益スル所不尠//依テ金貳百圓ヲ賞與ス//大正十年二月二十日//呉海軍工廠長海軍中將,從四位,勲二等,功三級,森山慶三郎 Certificate of Merit//Assembly Worker Itō Kensuke//Person named on the right [????], turbine impeller and axle balancing test equipment //invented Navy Industrial????????200 yuan reward//Taisho 10th year, 2nd month, 20th day – 20th February 1921//Kure Navy Arsenal, Lieutenant General of the Navy, Junior 4th rank and holder of the 2nd order of merit (RS or ST), and the 3rd level of bravery, Moriyama Keizaburō Moriyama Keizaburō 1870-1944

伊東謙助 – Itō Kensuke 25.12.1914 Awarded by – 野間口兼雄 – Nomaguchi Kaneo Award: Long Service Certificate Date: December 25th, 1914 呉 大 メ 五 右 組 呉 勤 海 正 此 年 者 立 海 續 軍 三 證 以 我 工 軍 證 工 年 狀 上 海 伊 工 廠 十 ヲ 勤 軍 東 廠 長 二 授 續 二 謙 海 月 與 證 職 助 軍 二 ス セ 工 中 十 ル ト 將 五 ヲ シ 從 日 誌 テ 四 位 勲 二 等 功 三 級 野 間 口 兼 雄 Nomaguchi Kaneo 30.03.1866 - 1943 長 軍 呉 印 工 海 廠 呉海軍工廠長印 Kure Navy Arsenal seal 勤續證//呉海軍工廠//組立工伊東謙助//右者我海軍二職工トシテ//五年以上勤續證セルヲ誌//メ此證狀ヲ授與ス//大正三年十二月二十五日//呉海軍工廠長海軍中將,從四位,勲二等,功三級,野間口兼雄 Service Award//Kure Navy Arsenal//Assembler, Kensuke Ito//person named on the right, is a Navy staff member who has been in continuous service for more than five years//Taisho 3rd year, 12th month, 25th day – 25th December 1914//Kure Navy Arsenal , Lieutenant General of the Navy, Junior 4th rank and holder of the 2nd order of merit (RS or ST), and the 3rd level of bravery Nomaguchi Kaneo

I have several Arsenal documents, and have done my best to translate these, bearing in mind I have no knowledge of the Japanese language! Constructive comments welcome. Here's a list of the documents, by date order. Certificate Recipient Date Authorised by Kure Naval Arsenal – Long Service Certificate 伊東謙助 Itō Kensuke 25.12.1914 野間口兼雄 Nomaguchi Kaneo Kure Naval Arsenal – Long Service Certificate 伊東謙助 Itō Kensuke 31.10.1916 伊藤乙次郎 Itō Otojirō Sasebo Promotion Certificate – 1st class seaman to 3rd class Petty Officer 山口末記 Yamaguchi Sue-ki 01.11.1919 佐世保鎮守府 Sasebo Naval Headquarters Sasebo Naval Arsenal Attendance Certificate 山口末記 Yamaguchi Sue-ki 12.02.1920 大見丙子郎 Otima Bingzilang Kure Naval Arsenal – Certificate of merit 伊東謙助 Naval Engineer Itō Kensuke 20.02.1921 森山慶三郎 Moriyama Keizaburō Kure Naval Arsenal – Certificate of merit 伊東謙助 Naval Engineer Itō Kensuke 20.09.1921 森山慶三郎 Moriyama Keizaburō Kure Naval Arsenal Good Conduct Award 下代慶八 Hirakawa Hisaichi 15.10.1921 古川弘 Furukawa Hiroshi CO Kure Arsenal 01.12.1920 – 01.08.1922 Sasebo Promotion Certificate – 3rd class Petty Officer to 2nd class Petty Officer 山口末記 Yamaguchi Sue-ki 01.12.1921 佐世保鎮守府 Sasebo Naval Headquarters Sasebo Promotion Certificate – 2nd class Petty Officer to 1st class Petty Officer 山口末記 Yamaguchi Sue-ki 01.11.1923 佐世保鎮守府 Sasebo Naval Headquarters Sasebo Naval Arsenal Proficiency Certificate 山口末記 Yamaguchi Sue-ki 31.10.1925 湯地秀生 Hideo Yuchi CO Sasebo Arsenal 1925 – 01.12.1926 Sasebo Naval Arsenal Service Certificate 山口末記 Yamaguchi Sue-ki 31.10.1926 湯地秀生 Hideo Yuchi CO Sasebo Arsenal 1925 – 01.12.1926 Kure Naval Arsenal - Certificate for 20 years of Service as an Engineer 平河久市 Hirakawa Kyūichi 11.02.1942 Kure Arsenal Kure Naval Arsenal - Certificate for 2 years of Diligent Service 平河久市 Hirakawa Kyūichi 17.09.1942 Kure Arsenal Kure Naval Arsenal - Merit award document for being a faithful wife of a worker 工永ヒサ Kō Ei Hisa 11.02.1944 三戸由彦 Yoshihiko Mito CO Kure Arsenal 15.09.1943 – 01.05.1945 Hiro Naval Arsenal Masaru Yamada

Yep, NIck - I suspected that case was wrong Naval Arsenal Honorary Badges Source images and information I have used are from :- Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States – Weaver & Quigley – Page 95 figs 150 & 151 In the Name of the Living God – Murphy & Ackley – Pages 54 & 55 – Figs 6.24, 6.25, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28, 6.29, 6.30 Imperial Japanese Army and Navy Uniforms and Equipment – Nakata – Page and Items numbers – 248-12, 248-15, 248-16, 255-19, 255-25, 263-11, 263-12, 263-15, 263-16, 263-19, 263-20 Richard Catalano’s excellent E-book - Book 9 Navy Technical Badges Master Index for Reference Articles written by Nick Komiya (warrelics.eu) - 6. Obscure badges. Naval Anchor lapel badges. Army Press Club badge. Various posts in GMIC Here’s a list of some of the Japanese source documents copied from the JACAR site; note that some are extracted from the War Relics Forum. C18010282100 – 0088, 0089, 0090, 0091, 0092 C18010282200 – 0150, 0151, 0152, 0153 C18010285700 – 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182 C18010304800 – 0504, 0505, 0506, 0507, 0508 C18010321300 – 0322, 0323 - 27.09.1943 C18010330900 – 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167 C18010331100 – 1225, 1226, 1227, 1228 C18010350300 – 1592, 1593, 1594, 1995, 1596 War Relics Forum Imperial Naval Academy Class Name Tags Nick Komiya 18.06.2020 Navy Arsenal Technical Merit Badge 三 二 一 一 名 名 等 等 等 技 誉 誉 名 名 名 術 章 章 譽 譽 譽 譽 制 及 章 章 章 彰 式 表 圖 面 正 圖 面 正 圖 面 正 彰 状 大 文 地 大 文 地 大 文 地 制 サ 字 , サ 字 , サ 字 , 式 , , 鐵 , , 銅 , , 銀 實 金 實 金 實 金 燻 物 色 物 色 物 色 梨 大 大 大 地 圖 面 側 圖 面 側 圖 面 側 名誉章及表彰状制式 Honorary Badge and Commendation Certificate System 名誉章制式 Honorary Badge System 一技術譽彰 One, Technology Skills Award 一等名譽章 / 正面圖 / 地, 銀燻梨地 / 文字, 金色 / 大サ, 實物大 / 側面圖 1st class honorary badge / front view / base, silver smoked/frosted pear skin pattern / character, gold colour / size, full scale / side view 二等名譽章 / 正面圖/ 地, 銅/ 文字, 金色 / 大サ, 實物大 / 側面圖 2nd class honorary badge / front view / base, copper / character, gold colour / size, full scale / side view 三等名譽章 / 正面圖/ 地, 鐵/ 文字, 金色 / 大サ, 實物大 / 側面圖 3rd class honorary badge / front view / base, iron / character, gold colour / size, full scale / side view 銀燻 silver smoked 梨地 (Nashiji – pear-skin pattern) is a technical term denoting a gold or silver lacquering technique. 燻 means 'smoked' so the four-kanji compound means 'applied by the Nashiji technique in a silver, smoked pattern.' 1st kanji shows colour, 2nd shows pattern, last two show technique. Navy Arsenal Long Service Badges 二動續譽彰 Two, Long Service Award 1st , 2nd and 3rd class details same as above Navy Arsenal Good Conduct Badge 三善行譽彰 Three, Good Conduct Award 1st , 2nd and 3rd class details same as above Award Documents to follow

Nick, looking forward to your new and (I'm sure) very informative website. In the meantime, here are images of my Arsenal Honorary Badges and then some additional information. The order of the above badges is the same as for the table I posted yesterday.

Referring back to the 1st post in this thread, here's a photograph of my small collection of Arsenal Honorary Awards (Technical Skill, Long Service, Good Conduct) 名誉章制式 Honorary Badge System 技術 - Technical Skills 横須賀海軍施設部 Yokosuka Navy Facility Section 1st class 38mm x 32mm / 18.1gm 橫須賀海軍工廠 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 1st class 38mm x 32mm / 17.2gm 廣海軍工廠 Hiro Naval Arsenal 2nd class 33mm x 25mm / 12gm 動續 - Long Service 横須賀海軍工廠 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 1st class 32mm dia. / 16.5gm 横須賀海軍工廠 Yokosuka Naval Arsenal 2nd class 29mm dia. / 11.1gm 佐世保海軍工廠 Sasebo Naval Arsenal 2nd class 29mm dia. / 9.8gm 呉海軍工廠 Kure Naval Arsenal 3rd class 24mm dia. / 9.8gm 善行 - Good Conduct 海軍航空技 Naval Air Technical 2nd class 30mm x 22mm / 7.1gm Silver 1st Class Photograph of 3 Long Service Badges Bronze 2nd Class Iron 3rd Class