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This cup has an artillery shell and blossoms. The shell itself is hallmarked
'730 YA', which might mean 730 yards--the distance the shell can travel.
Inscribed 'Conquer Russia Commemorative' and on the reverse '2nd Army
Captured Cannon, Field Artillery Division, 1st Battalion, Sergeant Matsuoka'.
'730 YA', which might mean 730 yards--the distance the shell can travel.
Inscribed 'Conquer Russia Commemorative' and on the reverse '2nd Army
Captured Cannon, Field Artillery Division, 1st Battalion, Sergeant Matsuoka'.
Inscribed 'Mountain Artillery 9th Regiment, Discharge
Commemorative'.
Commemorative'.
| Artillery limber |
| 'Independent Mountain Artillery.' |
| Here is an Artillery Unit cup with no cannon but it does have the Army Proficiency Badge issued to those who were trained in firing artillery. Marked, 'Mountain Artillery'. |
| The actual badge |
| Artillery with ammo box 22nd Infantry |
| Artillery with Himeji castle in the background |
| Artillery with large artillery shell and Imperial Guard insignia above |
The design has a highly detailed artillery limber in gold. The porcelain is a
light brown/gray.
Inscribed 'Field Artillery 3rd Regiment, Discharge Commemorative, Kojima'.
light brown/gray.
Inscribed 'Field Artillery 3rd Regiment, Discharge Commemorative, Kojima'.
| 'Discharge Commemorative, 9th Mountain Artillery, Imai.' |
Detailed artillery and a nicely decorated rim.
Inscribed 'Field Artillery 5th Regiment, Discharge Commemorative'.
Inscribed 'Field Artillery 5th Regiment, Discharge Commemorative'.
Detailed artillery and an ammo box.
Inscribed 'Field Artillery 5th Regiment, Discharge Commemorative'.
Inscribed 'Field Artillery 5th Regiment, Discharge Commemorative'.
| Nicely detailed cannon. Inscribed 'Heavy Artillery, 4th Regiment' and a famous poem: 'Your body is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain. Do your duty and you can return home and enjoy the blossoms.' |
| Howitzer design Inscribed 'Nagasaki Heavy Artillery, Fuji Katsue.' Cups labeled 'Nagasaki' are fairly rare. |
| Inscribed 'Field Artillery 14th Regiment, Commemorative.' The poem says something like 'Your body is lighter than a feather, but duty is heavier than a mountain. Do your duty and you can return home and enjoy the blossoms.' |
| Inscribed '2nd Field Artillery, Draft Commemorative.' |
'24th Field Artillery, Mizobe.'
| Inscribed '3rd Field Artillery, Shantung Dispatch Commemorative.' |
| Inscribed '3th [Waka??], Discharge Commemorative.' |