Japan, Empire. An Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League Basic Member's Badge Hold the obverse with a central

the obverse with a central inscription of “KRIEGS VERDIENST” (“WAR MERIT”) inside of a laurel wreath

but by 1914 he realized that cavalry was obsolete in the new style of warfare because of its vulnerability to machine gun and artillery

Pressed metal

measuring 14 cm (w) x 20 cm (h)

Japan, Empire. An Imperial Time Expired Soldiers League Basic Member's Badge Hold the obverse with a central(Teikoku Zaiko Gunjin Kai). Two piece construction, gilt star mounted to a silver base, obverse featuring the symbol of the organization: the army cap badge star and crossed swords over a fouled anchor, all within a shield, measuring 18 mm (w) x 27 mm (h), vertical pinback, light contact, near extremely fine. In its balsa wood box of issue, gilt characters on the lid, maker stamped on the bottom, box also near extremely fine. Footnote: An Imperial