Hi Guys,
Today I was reading up on Nick Komiya's sticky threads and noticed his in memoriam title.
It shocked me and I am honestly devastated.
Nick has taught me so much over the years and I am truly indebted to him.
He was my teacher and guide. I looked up to him.
I can't thank him enough and he will sincerely be missed.
Today we all benefit from his dedication and time he put into creating an in-depth extensive library of threads and answering tricky obscure questions and translations.
To honour Nick and his legacy I would like to show something that excited Nick and is my favorite Japanese item in my collection.
Please join me and post your favorite Japanese items.
Nick - I was hoping to see that patch on the forum some day, so it's great to see, thanks. You have a navy button and a Breast Rank Patch for a Sounin-kan, a Senior (Lt to Colonel equivalent) rank of a civilian in army employ (Gunzoku). It is missing the gold or yellow piping around it. (gold piping wasn't missing. tab is mint. better photos were supplied once it arrived) He would have been entitled to wear an army officer's sword and tassel, though being civilian. I had thought those were collar patches, but in rereading the regs, I now realize they were worn above the right chest pocket.
In terms of rarity, the tabs with blue and yellow stars together represented only 3% of the entire Gunzoku population, so blue is quite rare.
Cheers,
Danger
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