IJA Sergeant Major Shoulder Rank Tabs (陸軍曹長肩章)

[SHINDENKAI]

Hi All,

I just received these IJA Sergeant Major shoulder rank tabs, today.

I'm not sure about the date of manufacture, but I heard these were established in Meiji 39 (1906).

陸軍 (Rikugun) - Army

曹長 (Souchou) - Sergeant Major

肩章 (Kenshou, Katashou) - Shoulder Rank Tabs

Any comments welcome.

Cheers!
Taka

[SteveR]

Nice ones.

[Jareth]

I wonder if they made two types. Service dress like ones pictures & then all cloth "combat" with cloth tongues

[Alan M]

A lovely patina on these Taka-san and they look un messed with , congrats on a nice find

[SHINDENKAI]

Thank you for the kind comments, gentlemen.

The tabs are called Showa 5 style, and some other examples have felt, or cotton backing instead of the leather.

Theses are my fist pair of Japanese shoulder boards, I just don't see many for sale. (At least in China)

Regards,
Taka