Original Items: Only One Lot of 18 Available. This is an interesting and varied collection of original Imperial Japanese WWII Army and Navy insignia, medals, identification tags, and related pieces. The lot includes Army collar rank tabs, Navy rating insignia, a cap tally, an officer belt buckle, medals, lapel pins, identification tags, and a small wartime photograph.

The grouping offers an excellent cross-section of Japanese military and patriotic material, with several clearly identifiable pieces alongside more unusual insignia and tags that remain worthy of further research.

The lot includes:

Imperial Japanese Navy cap tally reading:

GREAT JAPAN IMPERIAL NAVY

The lettering shows heavy wear and fading.

Matched pair of Imperial Japanese Army Private First Class collar rank tabs.

Matched pair of Imperial Japanese Army Sergeant collar rank tabs.

Single probable Imperial Japanese Army Corporal collar tab. The star is missing, and the tab shows heavy wear and moth damage.

Red sleeve rating or identification patch featuring a red star. The original purpose of this insignia has not been confirmed. It may be associated with civilian, auxiliary, labor, or other nonstandard wartime service, but further research is required.

Two-piece Imperial Japanese Navy officer belt buckle retaining a good gilt finish.

Imperial Japanese Navy Seaman First Class rating insignia embroidered in black on white.

Imperial Japanese Navy First Class rating insignia featuring a propeller device.

Small period photograph showing four Imperial Japanese Navy personnel in uniform, consisting of two officers and two enlisted sailors. Handwritten Kanji appears on the reverse.

Small oval metal identification tag bearing Kanji that has been translated as:

Horizontal Building Number 145

The precise meaning or organization associated with the marking remains unknown.

Small wooden tag bearing Kanji characters above the number:

1302

The Japanese characters have not been translated.

Japanese Fire Department Long Service Medal.

Japanese Red Cross Life Member silver medal.

Japanese Armed Forces veterans’ lapel pin featuring a star on the front.

Small medal planchet suspended from a ring. The reverse has been translated as:

Hayabusa Unit 9866

The exact unit or organization represented by this marking has not been confirmed.

Small Japanese enamel pin featuring a yellow eagle above Japanese text. The reverse is stamped:

723

The meaning of the number and the organization represented by the badge remain unknown.

Condition varies throughout the grouping, with expected age, handling wear, oxidation, discoloration, fading, staining, moth damage, and fabric loss. The Navy cap tally shows heavy wear to the lettering, while the single probable Corporal collar tab is missing its star and displays substantial deterioration.

Several pieces retain attractive finishes and clearly visible details, including the gilt Navy officer buckle, rank tabs, rating patches, medals, and enamel insignia. The untranslated Kanji markings, numbered tags, aviation-style insignia, and small sailor photograph offer strong potential for additional identification.

This is a varied and appealing collection of Imperial Japanese Army, Navy, veterans’, patriotic, and civil-service material. The combination of rank insignia, medals, identification tags, photograph, belt buckle, and uncommon badges makes it an excellent research lot or addition to a broader Japanese WWII collection.