JapanX Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 Take a look at this gorgeous veteran tie with pin in the form of Otsu badge.
JapanX Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 This one was sold recently at eBay for almost $200 I wonder how much the original Otsu could cost nowadays ... Here comes one of mine Obverse
JapanX Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Interestingly, many years ago I saw the similar veteran tie but with pin in the form of Submarine badge!!! (by the way, seller described it as "Japanese Naval submarine school merit badge"... Presumably ) Here it is Edited August 6, 2012 by JapanX
JapanX Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 Reverse close up (same style of inscription!!!)
kaigunair Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 (edited) Neat post. An advanced medal collector whom I really respect and has provided invaluable source info on various awards and medals once commented to me that he felt the bukosho example I owned could be fake because of a lack of quality in the die. It really did concern me once he pointed it out. Any thoughts? One the flip side, I've been lucky enough to know someone who had several examples of this medal in different classes, and it was his opinon that the dies were being used and worn down...die marks in the back were one way he felt he could identify period buko-sho badges. I guess the question is, if the buko-chosho was a military award, is they any info on where it was made? Similarly, if it was made by the normal factory that made other awards, should the quality of the buko-sho badges, even the 2nd class, be better? Edited August 8, 2012 by kaigunair
JapanX Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 Neat post. An advanced medal collector whom I really respect and has provided invaluable source info on various awards and medals once commented to me that he felt the bukosho example I owned could be fake because of a lack of quality in the die. It really did concern me once he pointed it out. Any thoughts? Well, could you show your piece?
JapanX Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) One the flip side, I've been lucky enough to know someone who had several examples of this medal in different classes, and it was his opinon that the dies were being used and worn down...die marks in the back were one way he felt he could identify period buko-sho badges. Most likely there were several different manufacturers ;) Edited August 9, 2012 by JapanX
JapanX Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 ... is they any info on where it was made? To my knowledge - no info. Similarly, if it was made by the normal factory that made other awards, should the quality of the buko-sho badges, even the 2nd class, be better? I think the quality of 1944/1945 buko-sho badges is completely in line with quality of others japanese badges from same time period.
JapanX Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 Different dies or different manufacturers? Let`s examine several 2nd class specimens Obverse
JapanX Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Kanji style obviously is different. I am afraid it`s not the wearing-out of dies. It`s simply different dies Regards, Nick Edited August 9, 2012 by JapanX
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