Horsemanship Training Center Badges/馬事訓練所修業徽章

Established by the Horse Administration Bureau these centers were responsible for all aspects of using horses in the military forces, from training cavalry and transport horses to all their basic upkeep and breeding.
Several types of badges are known for today.

Type 1 "white enameled badge".

26.5 mm.

Obverse

修 - master; study

reverse

馬事訓練所修業徽章 - Horsemanship [lit. Equine Affairs/Horse Affairs] Training Center Badge

 

Type 2 "green enameled wreath".

20 mm.

 

Type 3 "gold wreath" (badge for an ordinary training instructor).

20 mm.

 

Type 4 "plain wreath" (badge for an ordinary training instructor).

20 mm.

 

Counter-relief variation of type 4th.

 

Obverse

優 - excellent; superior

reverse

軍用保護馬普通鍛錬指導員優良徽章 - Preserving Horses for the Military Use Ordinary Training Instructor Excellence Badge

 

Patches for the members of the training team.

In wear.

Another example.

 

Cap badges.

Counter-relief type 1st variation.

 

Counter-relief type 2nd variation (by stamp).

 

Counter-relief type 3rd variation (by stamp).

Another example.

 

Plain reverse type 1st variation.

 

Plain reverse type 2st variation (by stamp).

 

1st variation of counter-relief cap badge vs. type 4 "plain wreath" badge.

20 mm vs. 30.5 mm

 

Details.

Cap badge.

Badge.

 

Plain reverse cap badges have approximately the same diameter as chest badges.

 

Harness badges.

These have special fastening.

 

Graduation documents.

修業證書 - Certificate for the Completion of Training [course of study]

Issued on August 6, 1944

in

熊本縣 - Kumamoto Prefecture

to

岩村秋生 - Akio Iwamura

who became

普通鍛錬指導員 - Ordinary Training Instructor

 

Another graduation certificate of ordinary training instructor that was issued on July 27, 1943 to 菊池壽雄 - Toshio Kikuchi.

His badge.

 

Type 4 badge for an ordinary instructor with original paper wrapper.

軍用保護馬 - Military Horse Protection (Horses purchased as war horses were often useless in actual combat due to their poor physicals condition. Therefore appropriate breeding management and constant training were added to improve warhorse resources of Japanese Imperial Army).

普通鍛鍊班員徽章 - Ordinary Exercise [Work-Out] Team Member Badge

Badges were manufactured in Tokyo by Kobayashi Medal Mfg. Co., Ltd. /小林メダル製作所/.