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    Paul L Murphy

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    1. The price was a little high, but only a little. The 6th class is actually harder to find than the 5th so any increase in demand for these in Japan will have a sudden impact on prices elsewhere. I struggle to find a cased 6th class in Japan at less than $600, which is why I seldom have them for sale (especially with the Yen so strong).

    2. The 2nd Infantry Regiment came from Mito, their division was headquartered in Utsunomiya. It would be worthwhile trying to find city symbol for these two places to see if either match.

    3. The cup is for returning in victory from Russia but I have no idea about the central motif. It could be the symbol of a town or city but I do not recall seeing it before.

    4. I lived in Fukushima for about seven months in 1990 as an exchange student. I was in Hobara-machi which is about 30 minutes by train from Fukushima-shi (at least that's how long it took then but things might have changed). It is a lovely part of the world. Unfortunately I do not know any dealers in that area. Now that I think about my time there I can feel a nostalga trip coming on ........ :love:

    5. This is a Showa era 6th class piece. If you count the number of holes in the sword belt it is the easiest way to tell the difference (see the pinned topic in this section of the forum).

    6. Kev,

      Given the involvement of the army in producing the book it is even more of a pity that they did not include more information such as a list of recipients of the MMG and DSM, as well as detailed information on the 1916 and 1917-21 Service Medals regarding the numbers issued officialyy named etc. Like I said in my earlier post, they have included the basics but it cannot be consider a definitive work since it leaves out a lot of information that was contained in O'Toole's book, and still leaves the field open for someone to write a detailed book on Irish medals.

      :cheers:

    7. Looks as if it will be the definative reference? Are there any other books on the topic?

      There is a book that is out of print which was written by Eamonn O'Toole in 1990 and which covers a wider range of Irish medals than this latest publication. I disagree that it will be a definitive reference since they only cover the basics and have not dealt with Irish Police medals or Irish civilian medals. Even on the medals they have covered they do not discuss naming styles, numbers awarded etc. There is a huge amount of information they have not included, which is a pity.

    8. There is a huge variety of unofficial badges and medals like this in Japan, hence the book I wrote. I have not seen this one before and it is a nice one to get. In general items for the Great East Asian War are a lot scarcer than earlier conflicts up to and including the China Incident to 1940. The reason for this is that you did not have all the veterans coming back victorious from the war after 1940, so there was not the same level of self congratulation. Probably the most famous unofficial campaign medal from the Japanese in WWII is the Homma Medal for the invasion of the Phillipines. He was completely lambasted by the powers that be for creating it.

      :cheers:

    9. I have three Rising Sun breast stars in my collection, 2 in 1st class sets and 1 in a 2nd class set. Two of the sets are Meiji era and one is from the 1970s. On all three of them the reverse is silver, not gold. I agree that the pins should be aligned properly but they could have been adjusted for comfort by the wearer.

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