Rare Japanese Imperial Navy Bombardment Badge! - UPDATED

[Lookn4Seated]

Thanks to DCMatt of ID'ing it as an Imperial Navy Award Badge, I dug some more and found it to be a Japanese imperial Navy Bombardment Badge awarded during WWII. According to the following site http://www.ww2awards.com/award/66 the number of these badges awarded is unknown. I think this may be a heck of a find in Illinois. I found it near a very old foundation, where I pictured in my head would've been the clothesline behind the house. I thought it was junk at first, but actually might be a valuable find. I'm glad I posted it in the whats it forum.

I hadn't posted it in todays finds earlier, as I thought it was just some junk jewelry, but then it got me thinking.

I'm really excited on this find now.

Thanks for looking and HH!

UPDATE: Found out a little more information on the rarity and value of this badge. Just follow the links below. Man am I happy!.

Gunnery Proficiency Badge (Bombardment Superior Badge)
Instituted on September 8, 1911 (Meiji 44)

Awarded to NCO sailors who passed tests in naval artillery. Mostly awarded to gun crew commanders,
firers, ammunition carriers, and heavy artillery aimers (those who aimed the artillery

Thanks to zafire69, one like mine sold for $395.00: http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Japan...s/J006359.html

Another site with other photos and this badge: http://p2.hostingprod.com/@imperialj...badges2nd.html

[Detectingfreak]

awesome find! You should check to see if the navy anchor on the medal is gold!

[RiverRat3]

Cool but different find.

[seger98]

Outstanding find, I'm hitting the banner button!


Chris

[d-dub]

Banner!

I can't believe how sweet that thing turned out to be. When you dug that out, we were both thinking some junk jewelry pin. Awesome to see that it was much, much, more.

Congrats, bud!

[watercolor]

WOW Jon!! What are the chances of finding something like this?

Especially around the area you found it. . . seems totally out of character but,
as I'm sure we've all learned, you can always expect to find the unexpected .

Awesome find!

[jgas]

Just out of curiosity, what would the numbers be for at the bottom of the right shell? It appears to be a 1 9 or 1 6?? Maybe it was stamped for the number that was given out. Who knows. Or maybe it is soemthing I am just seeing and it is really not there. Nice find though, and I would gather that it is quite rare. Lets see if we can get this verified and get this on the Banner! jgas

[rogues71]

wow great find time to hit some research and compair to known pics

[davebien]

Now, THAT is a find and here in the Chicago area no less !!!!! Warmer weather Thurs they say. I may just try to get out.

[DPBOB]

Jon

Banner Find......Post some links when all is proven how "rare" ...
To find it in Illinois " That is awesome "

[Lookn4Seated]

Just out of curiosity, what would the numbers be for at the bottom of the right shell? It appears to be a 1 9 or 1 6?? Maybe it was stamped for the number that was given out. Who knows. Or maybe it is soemthing I am just seeing and it is really not there. Nice find though, and I would gather that it is quite rare. Lets see if we can get this verified and get this on the Banner! jgas

I haven't paid that much attention to that as I was too excited. I will check and see if there is actually something on the right shell.

[IronSpike]

Banner Badge

[pepperj]

Now that's a real cool piece of history, great recovery!
The votes in!

[Deepdiger60]

A very unique find for IL. most likely a World War II vet brought it home after the war as a survivor Great find HH Jim

[zaxfire69]

Here ya go lookn4seated. Found this site for you. Don't know if you found it yet. I vote Banner for you. That is way cool..

http://p2.hostingprod.com/@imperialj...badges2nd.html

I found a site where your Japanese Gunnery Proficiency Badge sold for $395.00...That is an awesome find...
I am a serious internet research dude...
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Japan...s/J006359.html

[CMDiamonddawg]

Very nice rare find , a vet bring home . Definitely,a great WW2 story with this badge that, unfortunately ,we'll never hear ..Hats off to all the BRAVE ..South Pacific ,CBI vets who avenged PEARL HARBOR VOTE BANNER Congrats, lookn4seated

[crazyjarhead]

That badge came a long way for sure. I'd say if it's real that it's a rare find for sure. By the looks I'd say real. My vote is in too

[Lookn4Seated]

Here ya go lookn4seated. Found this site for you. Don't know if you found it yet. I vote Banner for you. That is way cool..

http://p2.hostingprod.com/@imperialj...badges2nd.html

I found a site where your Japanese Gunnery Proficiency Badge sold for $395.00...That is an awesome find...
I am a serious internet research dude...
http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Japan...s/J006359.html

Thanks for the time and research to come up with that. I found some other sites, but not as good as the ones you found.

[Lookn4Seated]

Thanks everyone for your nice comments.

[zaxfire69]

Heck yeah man. You are welcome. This post made my day. Some more history saved.