Help please with identifying shoulder boards

[DRB 1643]

Hi All, 

I don’t know if this is the correct forum for identifying Japanese shoulder boards but maybe someone could help me with these.

Any information will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you all very much,

Tom

[DRB 1643]

Thank you very much to Nick Komiya at Warrelics for this information!

[Chris Boonzaier]

WOW... those are some really off the beaten path kinda boards... Especially the forester ones!

[JapanX]

You see Tom, in case of these shoulder boards the devil is in the details.

On the left we see assistant police inspector shoulder boards.

But your variant is on the rigth 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by JapanX

[DRB 1643]

Thanks Nick, so would the one I posted be a superior chief inspector and not the assistant even though it still has only a single badge depicted?

Tom

[JapanX]

I am afraid the regulation № 2539 from June 21, 1935 is not the correct one for your shoulder board.

Simply imagine these two chaps meet each other.

"You have wider galloon?!"

Quite offensive  

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by JapanX

[DRB 1643]

Yes, that would indeed be very offensive!

[JapanX]

Luckily for them the chances for such meeting are next to zero.

One is wearing shoulder boards for 警部/Keibu/Police inspector that were in use between 1908 and 1935 (your case).

Another decorated himself with shoulder boards for 警部補/Keibuho/Assistant police inspector that were in use between 1935 and 1946.

 

Edited January 17, 2021 by JapanX

[DRB 1643]

Thank you very much Nick for your consistent help. You certainly are a treasure to this board!

Tom

[JapanX]

4 minutes ago, DRB 1643 said:

 You certainly are a treasure to this board!

Probably even bigger than that.

A very precious treasure of national, regional and world heritage.

 

Best,

Nick