JGUNTAI

Hugh,

Thanks for the information. I have no idea where they came from. I suspected they were at least Post WWII or even modern flags. They are silk, the two smaller ones are 5" in height and 6" wide and the larger one is 6" in height and 8" wide.

Dean

The 'Z' flag has the hiragana for MIKASA a famous gunboat from the Russo Japan war which currently sits just outside the US NAVAL base Yokosuka.

Would appreciate any info on these Japanese TOUGUNNKISHOU war medals. Thank you.

Is this closer to the real one anyone? Wooden kiri box. Finer detail on the backside characters.

Gold center variant. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200388328026 Until OCT. 3rd

George

So, I do not own one. This was the auction's picture. Regards,

George Haynes

Was watching this item being auctioned live... topped out at $5000. I had never seen one before so I had no idea what the rosette was supposed to look like. Very hot item.

Hi Firemedals,

Thank you for the welcome, found this place by accident - certainly looking forward to any discourse related to Japanese militaria. Not an expert but very fascinated with the field.

Firstly, I should say that my handle for EBAY is NAHAMASURFER. I do not want to give the impression that I am just lurking around - being sneaky or anything and do not have an ulterior motive. Just looking for truth/knowledge/insight.

Good stuff for the name - James Nelson. I will defintely find it for you. I often stroll around and read tombstones. The only possible problem I can think of is legibility - depends on what the original stone was - I have seen some made from what looks like calcite. If there is a problem, I will ask the keeper there should be a record. Again, here I am not sure that the information is available to the public - but there should not be a problem. If you could give me some time, I sure would like to find the tombstone on my own. I have pretty much covered the entire area. Most of the older stones tend to be lumbed together by nationality or religion. This may take several months, but I will get the job done one way or another. Just to confirm, all you need is a picture of the stone?

Regards,

George Haynes

Nahamasurfer

My father is buried there. I go there at least once every three months. If you want I could browse around for you. George