Laurence Strong Posted April 28, 2006 Posted April 28, 2006 Just recived this. No case unfortunatley, 7th class with no MM. Obv
paddywhack Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 very nice! these medals are great because they were only awarded for combat!!! very nice one to!!
SWE Erik Posted May 10, 2006 Posted May 10, 2006 very nice! these medals are great because they were only awarded for combat!!! very nice one to!! They were? I thought it was awarded for distinguished military service in general, not only combat? /Erik
coastie Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 What is the significance of the Kite?It represents a golden kite, messenger of the Gods, that helped the Emperor Jimmu Tenno in defeating his enemies in a battle. A kite is a bird similar to a falcon.
paddywhack Posted May 11, 2006 Posted May 11, 2006 from what i know yup there one of the few ones to be awards for actule combar unlike the other orders etc!!
Gordon Williamson Posted June 12, 2006 Posted June 12, 2006 There are still some tasty little bargains to be had on EBay. !
SWE Erik Posted June 12, 2006 Posted June 12, 2006 There are still some tasty little bargains to be had on EBay. ! Congratulations! That Kite looks really familiar... Hope I have better luck with the next one. It is really nice, can't get much better!/Erik
coastie Posted June 12, 2006 Posted June 12, 2006 There are still some tasty little bargains to be had on EBay. ! Nice Gordon, I'm still waiting for my little tidbit to show up on ebay.
paddywhack Posted June 12, 2006 Posted June 12, 2006 damn you people for find these things while i dont!!!!!!
Paul L Murphy Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 The 7th Class shown here is a Showa era award. I will post some earlier awards later (after I get home) which will enable you to see the difference between Showa and Meiji/Taisho pieces since the latter are much more scarce.Regards,Paul
Laurence Strong Posted September 12, 2006 Author Posted September 12, 2006 Hi PaulThank you, that would be appreciated. Could you tell me what the dates were for the different era's are?
Ed_Haynes Posted September 12, 2006 Posted September 12, 2006 Hi PaulThank you, that would be appreciated. Could you tell me what the dates were for the different era's are?See: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11074
Laurence Strong Posted January 24, 2007 Author Posted January 24, 2007 A sweet little upgrade, got this over Christmas. it's cased though it's in roughshape. The lid warped and I had to re-glue to of the side's
Laurence Strong Posted January 24, 2007 Author Posted January 24, 2007 A Meiji era award if I am not mistaken. Medal close-up
Paul L Murphy Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Hi Laurence,The last one you posted is a Meiji period award. I much prefer these over the Showa pieces since most of the Showa awards were to KIAs in WWII rather than for actual combat bravery. The Golden Kite was devalued a lot after about 1941, partly because they handed it out to about 30% of all combat casualties and partly because they changed the pension entitlement of recipients into a once off payment (which was made in war bonds). Paul
Ralph A Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 One way of telling the difference in "eras" is by comparing the shapes of the kites' heads?
Paul L Murphy Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 One way of telling the difference in "eras" is by comparing the shapes of the kites' heads?Ralph,Have a look at the pinned thread in this section of the forum and it will explain the way to date them. The shape of the head is one of the more diffiucult ways, the wings and number of holes in the sword belt are much easier.Regards,Paul
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