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    Gunjinantiques

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    1. Not too common, but always a few on eBay. Value I'd say between $150 to $250. With a little study of the writing, if there is something extraordinary written on it, it could be worth more.
    2. Paul, I'm sure you already plan on putting this in your book, but just in case... The numbering system people need to know about... 1,一,壱, (there's 2 more for "1", but I can't get my computer to bring it up)  2,二,弐,(there's 2 more for "2" also) 3,三, 参, (there's another for "3" also) 4, 四, (there's another for "4" also) 5,五,伍 6, 六, (there's another for 6 also) . . . 10, 十, 壱〇,壱拾, 拾 20,二十, 廿,弐十 This list is far from complete....
    3. Yep, that's the katakana "HI" (pronounced "he") mark. And on the back of some of the Red Cross knobs you'll find "I" イ, "SU" ス, "KA" カ and more I'm sure. The 4th class sacred treasure I'm selling now has the "BI" 美 kanji on the back. I simply don't have the free time to research this... Someone knows though. Some old cat that's been at the Japan Mint for 50+ years... Someone like that must know.
    4. They probably used Latin letters back then for the same reason they do today...It's "cool." Foreign and exotic = prestige and exclusivity. I guess...
    5. Do you mean the 6th medal, with the large gate? Looks like the gate at Tiananmen, but I think the same is a Nanking too. I've also seen the design used on a 朝鮮凱旋記念 item too. I think it simply represented "Asia" at the time.
    6. This paper came with a medal I purchased a few years back. The one I own is the only one I've ever seen from this series. Most medals on the paper commemorate the first sino-Japanese war that started in 1894. I thought if people here liked Japanese medals then they would find this interesting and maybe useful if they happen to have one. Enjoy the pics.
    7. Someone's got good taste Wouldn't that make a great motif for a kaigunto tsuba?
    8. I've had a few of those with the "N" or "Z" stamps on the knob too. Also had one with a "S" stamped on the ring. I have no idea what they mean... Anyone have a clue?
    9. Japanese Imperial Guard Army badge with a jukendo (bayonet fighting) helmet in front of crossed rifles. The writing on front reads YUUSHOU (Victory). The back reads KEIKOU SHUBITAI (Keiko Defense Force). Keikou is the Japanese name for an area located in present day north Korea, now known as Undok. Before that it was called Kyonghung. At the time it was probably known as Kyonfun in Japanese. On a side note, Japan first invaded that area in the 1500s. Talk about persistence! The badge was no doubt awarded for a jukendo tournament.
    10. They certainly did now how to make some designs that got the heart pumping.
    11. Sometimes a piece is just too beautiful not to share with everyone. This badge was from a 1936 naval special maneuvers and the owner was a participant aboard the Fubuki-class destroyer named Ayanami. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dest..._Ayanami_(1929) The gold kanji on the front reads: "INVINCIBLE ARMADA" Not exactly true, but cool nonetheless!
    12. Thanks Tim. It's great to find a place where others share the same interests. If I had the time I could be reading and posting all day long! Dumb life, always getting in the way of my fun... John
    13. I think this is why Art didn't get this badge, just found it on the net, "Although Art's Japanese tour was scheduled to last four months, a landing accident in Sapporo brought it to an abrupt end. Art suffered a broken leg, and his plane was badly damaged. Art returned to the United States but promised to go back to Japan the following year to fulfill his contracts." He probably got one just like it, but his would be dated 1917. It seems to make sense.
    14. I feel very lucky. It's borderline, "to good to be true." Not to cast a shadow of doubt on the authenticity, it's just such a rare piece.
    15. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Smith_(pilot) Art Smith was an American pilot. He grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana; in 1910, his parents mortgaged their home for $1,800 so that he could build a plane, on which he spent six months; however, he crashed it on his first flight, destroying everything but the motor.[1] However, he quickly became a celebrated stunt pilot, notable for flying at night; he was one of the pioneers of skywriting at night using flares attached to his aircraft. Katherine Stinson, one of America's first female stunt pilots, was inspired to compete against him by this feat, and the competition between her, Smith, and other men received widespread press coverage.[2] Smith made two trips to Asia, in 1916 and 1917; his aerobatics demonstrations in Korea during those trips are believed to have inspired both An Chang-nam (Korea's first male pilot) and Kwon Ki-ok (Korea's first female pilot) to learn to fly.[3][4][5] He later worked as a test pilot and instructor after the American entry into World War I; he had originally sought to enroll in the United States Army's Air Service, but was refused. His height (5 feet 3 inches) was mentioned as one possible reason for the refusal; the numerous injuries he had suffered in earlier crashes were another.[5][6] During the war, he was stationed at Langley Field, Virginia and McCook Field, Ohio; he was one of two men trained to fly the De Bothezat helicopter, an early quadrotor helicopter.[5] After the war, he joined the United States Postal Service; he eventually came to fly the overnight mail delivery route between New York and Chicago, established in July 1925. He died in February 1926 at age 32 near Montpelier, Ohio; he was two miles off-course when he crashed into a grove of trees while flying east. After Charles Ames, he was the second overnight mail service pilot to die on duty.[1]
    16. I know, he's all pimped out. I have more photos of him wearing them send me your email address and I'll forward them to you. John gunjinantiques@hotmail.com
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