








| Extremely scarce Kempei-tai (military police) pure silver sake cup set. There are six cups here, which is rather uncommon. Each has the same inscription on the side: 'Kempei Officers Corps.' The inscription on the bases matches the box label. I cannot give a full translation, but the three lines describe 1) an address (location) of the store 2) the store name and 3) the telephone number of the store. The location reads something like 'Peking, Front Gate, Outside Row [??].' Finding anything marked 'Kempei' is difficult, but a full set of silver cups rarely appears. This is the first I have seen of its kind. Each cup is stamped jungin (pure silver). |

| Pre-war Police cup, fairly rare. 'Showa 8 [1933] January, Martial Arts Tournament, Shinmachi Police Department' inscribed on the reverse. |

| Police cup with gold gilt badge. The characters on the reverse read 'Seto Police Department, New Building Completion Commemorative'. Unknown age, but it appears to be pre-war. |


| Police cup from the 1930s, I think. These fukizumi flower cups were usually made during the 1920s and 30s. Inscribed 'Police 10th Regiment, Enlistment Commemorative'. A stamped police badge with hawk is in the center. I'm trying to find out exactly what this badge is. |