JAPANESE CAVALRY GENERAL AWARD TRENCH ART SHELL AND HORSE SHOE UNIQUE

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THIS IS A TOTALLY INERT DISPLAY ITEM WHICH HAS BEEN  PERMANENTLY ALTERED AND IS NOT CONSIDERED A WEAPON UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY COUNTRY. DISPLAY ONLY
THIS IS A TOTALLY INERT DISPLAY ITEM WHICH HAS BEEN  PERMANENTLY ALTERED AND IS NOT CONSIDERED A WEAPON UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY COUNTRY. DISPLAY ONLY !
AS A 60+ YEAR COLLECTOR OF ORDNANCE ITEMS AND CONSULTANT I HAVE HAD THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF TRENCH ART COME MY WAY. OF THESE THOUSANDS I COLLECTED ONLY THE FINEST , RARE AND INTERESTING PIECES FOR MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. THESE RANGE FROM FANCY DECANTERS MADE FOR A GERMAN FIELD MARSHALL , TO ITEMS MADE BY A U.S.N. MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER  TO A UNIQUE BOMBLET MADE FROM JAPANESE FUZES BY THE FIRST ORDNANCE SQDN. TINIAN AND PRESENTED TO COL. TIBBITS UPON HIS RETURN FROM DROPPING THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB.
JAPANESE GENERAL AWARD CAVALRY HORSE SHOE AND SHELL
This is a very rare Imperial Japanese Army Manchurian Incident era horseshoe AWARD with a CAPTURED CHINESE 7.92 mm cartridge mounted on it.
Imperial Japanese Army Manchurian Incident era horseshoe commemoration PAPERWEIGHT called a BUNCHIN. Awarded to officer veterans of the battles.
On the top is a brass Imperial Japanese Army star and the kanji reads KOUKA (Radiant Flower) and is signed Araki Sadao
On the bottom it reads SHOWA 8 NEN (1933) and RIKUGUN KINENBI (Army Commemoration ).
This was awarded to officers who had participated in battle.
The 7.92 cartridge which is mounted on the horseshoe was used during the Manchurian Incident and was collected and sent back to Japan by the Japanese Central China Area Army TROPHY UNIT.
The cartridge was likely made at HANSANG Arsenal before 1933.
China manufactured and used the 7.9x57 weapons in both rifle and machine gun types during the early 20
th
century.
measures approx. 75 mm x 65 mm x 25 mm. It weighs 242 grams.
great condition
photos show Baron , Minister, General Araki Sadao and the Japanese Central China Area Army.
Sadao  was arrested by the
Allies and brought before the WAR CRIMES COURT
, where he was tried as a Class A WAR CRIMINAL
He was convicted and sentenced
for "conspiracy to wage aggressive war", but was subsequently released
in 1955 for health reasons.
He died 11 years later.
Made on government contract by a company that dealt in medals, awards and trophies. Commissioned by the Army Ministry.
WELL MARKED.
PERMANENTLY ALTERED BY DRILLING AND CUTTING FOR DISPLAY. TOTALLY INERT .