This is an original graduation commemorative photo album from Chuo Technical School in Tokyo, dated February 1929. Founded in 1909, Chuo Technical School trained practical engineers in fields such as architecture, machinery, electrical work, civil engineering, and surveying. Although it was a civilian technical school, these fields stood very close to Japan’s military, government, and industrial infrastructure during the prewar period. One particularly interesting feature is the portrait of the school’s principal, Rensaku Hayashi, a former Imperial Japanese Army Major General. This gives the album an unusual historical context. It is not a military academy album, but it shows how civilian technical education and the military world could overlap in prewar Japan. Skills such as surveying, civil engineering, construction, and mechanical engineering were essential not only to civilian development, but also to military logistics, fortifications, transport, and engineering units. The album contains portraits of faculty and students, group photographs, and a photograph of the school flag bearing the word “Kenjitsu, ” meaning “steadfast” or practical and sincere. These young men graduated in 1929, only two years before the Manchurian Incident. Many of them would go on to live and work through the period in which Japan rapidly expanded its heavy industry, infrastructure, and military mobilization. Rather than showing soldiers already at war, this album captures something earlier: the generation of young technical men who entered Japanese society just before the country moved into the turbulent 1930s and wartime era. There is age-related wear, staining, and deterioration around the binding. Please carefully examine the photographs for condition. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note.
These are two original technical drawing sheets for the. Modified Type 38 (Model 1905) Field Gun. Used by the Imperial Japanese Army. Rather than an instruction manual, these are detailed engineering drawings illustrating the construction and layout of one of Japan’s most important field artillery pieces. The drawings include both the gun itself and its optical aiming equipment, making them valuable references for military historians, artillery researchers, model builders, and collectors of original technical documents. Type 38 Field Gun. Was officially adopted in. And became the principal field artillery piece of the Imperial Japanese Army for decades. Later improved as the. Modified Type 38 Field Gun. Its maximum range was significantly increased, allowing it to remain in frontline service well into World War II. This artillery system saw service in numerous conflicts including. The Second Sino-Japanese War. The Battles of Khalkhin Gol (Nomonhan). One particularly interesting aspect of this artillery is its historical connection to. Japan adopted German recoil technology and further refined it domestically, making the Type 38 one of the defining artillery pieces of the Imperial Japanese Army during the first half of the 20th century. Modified Type 38 Field Gun – Side View. Shows detailed construction including. Modified Type 38 Field Gun – Top View. Also includes detailed drawings of. These illustrate the aiming instruments and their installation in remarkable detail. Why These Drawings Matter. Original Japanese military manuals occasionally appear on the market, but. Original engineering drawings are considerably scarcer. Unlike printed manuals intended for general military use, these sheets document the mechanical design and layout of the weapon itself, preserving technical information that was used to understand and maintain one of Japan’s primary field guns. Because of this, they appeal not only to military collectors but also to researchers, museums, historical reenactors, and scale model builders seeking authentic reference material. These are original historical paper documents and show age-related wear including. General wear from age. Please examine the photographs carefully for condition. Own a Piece of History. International Buyers – Please Note. Thank you for your understanding.
This is an original pre-WWII Imperial Japanese Navy graduation photo album. The album commemorates the 19th class of the Naval Technical Training School (Kaigun Gishu Yoseijo) and is marked “Koki 2600″, corresponding to 1940, a significant year when Japan celebrated the 2600th anniversary of the Imperial era. The Naval Technical Training School was an important institution responsible for training technical specialists for the Imperial Japanese Navy, including personnel involved in machinery, aviation maintenance, and other engineering fields necessary for modern naval warfare. The album contains numerous photographs documenting the training environment and daily life of the students, including. Group portraits of the cadets. Photographs of instructors and officers. Aircraft and aircraft engines. Training facilities and buildings. Sports and extracurricular activities such as baseball. Several pages also include portraits of senior officers associated with the naval command structure, including personnel connected to the Kure Naval Base, one of the most important naval bases of Imperial Japan. Graduation albums from Japanese naval training institutions rarely appear on the market today, and those related to technical training schools and aviation-related education are particularly uncommon. Because of the combination of naval education, aviation technology imagery, and the historical context of the 1940 Imperial anniversary year, this album represents an interesting historical artifact from the final decade of the Imperial Japanese Navy before the Pacific War. A desirable item for collectors of. Imperial Japanese Navy history. Japanese naval academies and training schools. Pre-war Japanese military memorabilia. The album shows expected age and wear consistent with a historical item of this period. International Buyers – Please Note. Thank you for your understanding.
Luger Holster 1936 Technical Police. 4 hole in back from G. The item “Luger Holster 1936 Technical Police” is in sale since Sunday, May 10, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “revshop” and is located in Prior Lake, Minnesota. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe.