Large Brass Naval Insignia Type Thing??/

[dragnet]

This i found in my local market the other morning, the dealer had no idea what it was so i took a punt being thats its in the shape of the naval badge on Japanese helmets, other than that i have no idea of its purpose. Pete.

[gunto]

Hi,
Congrats mate , thats a nice find. Its a anchor for IJN vehicles.

I just got one ,,

There was a thread about them here :
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=Brass+anchor

[Paul G]

Here is a nice thread on these:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=693289

[dragnet]

Hi,
Congrats mate , thats a nice find. Its a anchor for IJN vehicles.

I just got one ,,

There was a thread about them here :
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=Brass+anchor

Wow, thanks for the info, amazing what can be found looking around your local area.