Help with boxed japanese badge

[bnd173d]

Would like to identify this japanese award or badge. Thanks ed

[bnd173d]

Inside of top of box

[GHP]

It looks like a sample piece; perhaps to show prospective customers.

Badge Reverse:
大日本兵器
Dai Nippon Heiki
Greater Japan Weapons

模範章
Example Badge



Box top:
模 範 章
Example Badge

大日本兵器株式会社
Dainippon Weapons Corporation Ltd.

Inside of box top says "Internal/External Badges/Awards Manufacturer" and gives a Tokyo address.


--Guy

[bnd173d]

Thanks ghp, so it never went into production??

[JapanX]

It looks like a sample piece; perhaps to show prospective customers.

模範章
Example Badge

I doubt it.

I think here 模範 is used in the sense exemplary.
So this is a badge for exemplary [worker]

[JapanX]

For example

模範章
警察本部長 交通安全協会長


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[JapanX]

By the way, this badge belong to late war period.
I`d say 1942+

[JapanX]

Would like to identify this japanese award or badge. Thanks ed

Could you please add the close-up of obverse?

Regards.
Nick

[GHP]

I doubt it.

I think here 模範 is used in the sense exemplary.
So this is a badge for exemplary [worker]

Thanks!

--Guy

[bnd173d]

Close up of back. I can get better photos tomorrow. It is dark out and hard to get good photos. Ed

[bnd173d]

Obverse

[imperialjapan]

By the way, this badge belong to late war period.
I`d say 1942+

This corporation was established in July 1938. So it dates from 1938-1945.

[JapanX]

Obverse

Many thanks.

[bnd173d]

Thanks everyone for all your help. Thanks again ed

[JapanX]

Nice badge, Ed.
Congrats!