Japan WW2 Army NCOs Shoulder Boards

Brown wool with gilt Star and gilt rank tape. Detachable type.  read more

Code: 4167

Japan WW2 Police or Civil Defense Epaulettes

Matching hard boards.  read more

Code: 4166

Japan WW2 Army Field Made Rank For Tropical Shirt

Theatre made field brown wool with attached rank for Corporal. These were worn on the tropical shirt and fixed with a safety pin. These are actually hard to find.  read more

Code: 4179

Japan WW2 Army Field Made Rank For Tropical Shirt

Theatre made field brown wool with attached rank for Leading Private. These were worn on the tropical shirt and fixed with a safety pin. These are actually hard to find.  read more

Code: 4178

Japan WW2 Belt of a 1000 Stitches (Senninbari)

Mid - Late war example. Commercial purchase printed type. The actual stitches were substituted for printed kanji characters, probably “chikara” meaning strength which were supposed to resemble stitches.


Approx 115cm long.


When a Japanese soldier was called to active duty, the women in his family or community usually made two things for him to take...  read more

Code: 4177

Japan WW2 Army Staff Advisory Arm Brassard

Theater made. White cotton brassard with hand painted characters. Loosely translated to “Staff Information”. Used in China around the Xiong West district.  read more

Code: 4169

Australia WW2 Rising Sun Hat Badge.

Oxidized finish. 2x lug reverse. Maker marked General Plastics.  read more

Code: 4050

Pre Federation QVC Pouch Badge

Large detailed white metal QVC. 35mm Die stuck , hollow back with 2x screw posts. Suit. Volunteer Local Forces or Constabulary.  read more

Code: 4111

Pre Federation Volunteer Artillery Plume Holder

c.1860-1870’s. White metal. 80mm. Slider reverse.
Particularly noted with the Victorian and NSW Volunteer Artillery.  read more

Code: 4112

Pre-1902 British QVC Rank Crowns

Full gilt metal. Matching pair with screwball reverse.  read more

Code: 4128