| KABUTO (combat helmet) and Design Base cups |
| Here are a few of the Kabuto (combat helmet) cups. These are really popular among collectors not only because of how nice they look on display but also because there is a great variety. Most have the same basic helmet design. Most often the cups will have an embossed Army star. Also common are engraved characters on each side of the base with phrases like PATRIOT and LOYALTY / BRAVERY. Note that some have a shiny finish while others are kind of grainy. I prefer the latter, but of course that's a matter of personal taste. |
| Artillery shell bases. The 5-shell base is much harder to find than the others. |
| Cherry blossom bases. |
| Naval cups, all rare. |
| Some examples of fighter plane bases. The green helmet cup is a bit harder to find than the brown one. And the cup to the right is extremely rare. I have only seen one. It has a cherry blossom outline with a tiny--but detailed--plane in the base. The blue helmet cup has nice embossed flags, also quite rare. |
| Two more cherry blossom bases, but the cup to the left is covered with embossed rucksack and various tools. The one to the left has embossed flags. |
| Two 2-shell bases. The one on the right has larger shells. |
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| The naval base cups will often have an embossed cherry blossom instead of a star. More rare are the embossed anchors. |
| At first glance, a regular kabuto helmet cup. But this cup has an embossed anchor, not a star. These naval helmet cups are extremely scarce. |
| Rare green porcelain Artillery Shells base |
