Unknown Sleeve Insignia Help

[Bekora]

Can anyone identify this sleeve insignia I know it has to do with tank troops, but it's all I can come up with. Hopefully original no glow any help we be appreciated. Thanks in advance>>

[Bekora]

one more pic

[Jareth]

It's post war enhanced. Probably G.I. with addition of tank (collar insignia) & cherry blossom.

[GeorgeP]

The red cloth insignia I believe was for the IJA cavalry. You don't see the tank insig. every day. Couldn't tell you if the real deal, but if so, pretty uncommon.


Tom

[Jareth]

I agree tank insignia is uncommon but doesn't belong on patch

[b-m-n_animal]

I believe it's horse Artillery. I have a few of these sleeve patches and almost all seem to be cavalry related

Paul

[JapanX]

Originally Posted by Bekora

Can anyone identify this sleeve insignia I know it has to do with tank troops, but it's all I can come up with. Hopefully original no glow any help we be appreciated. Thanks in advance>>

Doesn't look good Elad.
The base could be original ...
The cherry definitely original ...
Everything else looks like creativity of "do-it-yourself" circle.
And this tank... What is it? Type "Sherman"?

Regards,
Nick

[JapanX]

Nice ruler by the way
"NO" to drugs...
They get that right in Wisconsin

[b-m-n_animal]

as others have said the patch shouldn't have the other badges on it, the blossom is most likely from a naval rank badge and the tanks badge is correct style for the collar badges on the type 45 / 5 uniforms. When I got mine it had IJA rank stars on it and another collar badge.

I think the common belief is that these came out of a Tailors / stores and were added to by whoever "liberated" them.

[b-m-n_animal]

as for the question "And this tank... What is it? Type "Sherman"?" I believe it's probably suposed to be the type 89 or the 95 .

[GeorgeP]

Delving further into the red cloth insignia I am a little mystified now as who exactly was supposed to wear such a patch? I definitely believe that is is horse related, but that is it. I originally said cavalry but when looking into the symbol, such a design was on "transport" sake cups as well as cavalry cups (correct me if I am wrong but isn't it supposed to be an obsolete form of a horse stirrup?) I read somewhere that it is the sybol of the IJA cavalry academy, but have not found other information about such an academy. I think Nakata's book has an illustration of this red cloth insignia in his IJA/IJN equipment ref. book, but alas, I do not have that book with me now. I have also seen it in pics. in the form of a metal collar insignia.
Great item regardless.

Tom

[JapanX]

Originally Posted by b-m-n_animal

as for the question "And this tank... What is it? Type "Sherman"?" I believe it's probably suposed to be the type 89 or the 95 .

Probably ...

[b-m-n_animal]

It is cavalry related as I have a photo of a trooper in the Atilla jacket with this as a collar badge (unfortunately I can’t find the scan of the photo at the moment).

Nakata does indeed have it pictured in his first book but as the collar badge with cross cannons (Page 77)