Very Rare Antique Japanese Military Bayonet Skills Competition Unit Captain Army Sake Cup

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Very Rare Antique Japanese Military Bayonet Skills Competition Unit Captain Army Sake CupThis is an antique Japanese military sake cup, decorated with a kendo helmet, backed with two crossed rifled shaped practice bayonets. The words are "Excellence Award" "2nd Battalion Chief" and on the back a certain "Captain Kuninaka". Condition: Excellent light discoloration of the gold Size: 3. 25" across

The cups don't have decorations other than the words - quite consistent with many other lacquer cups I've seen from 1940 onwards when decorations were increasingly rare (and if they exist

please see pictures

backed with two crossed rifled-shaped practice bayonets

decorated with the five virtues of a soldier in a band with cherry blossoms

but don't know which ones they already have

Condition: There's some scruff marks on the edge of the outer ring at around 2 o'clock

The words on the back are "70th Infantry Leaving the Service Commemoration" and the soldier's name Okada

The words are "36th Infantry Leaving the service commemoration"

decorated with a map of Taiwan with the name of the island on the map

and the words "10th Infantry" "Victorious Return Commemoration" with the exterior of the cup in the shape of a helmet with a plane as the base

Condition: Excellent - light fading of the words

The soldier's name Akio is on the back

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