J006357 (IJA) TYPE 5 SERGEANT'S SHOULDER INSIGNIA. The "Type 5" (5th year of the Showa era, or, 1930) rank insignia were worn on the shoulders of the uniform, as that model’s stand-up collar featured the arm of service colors and regimental numerals. Each of these are of padded, red wool, 3 1/2" long and 1 1/16" wide, with a 1/4" wide, central, gold-colored stripe running along their lengths, each with two, gilt-washed brass, five-pointed stars affixed equidistantly upon them. This configuration distinguished the wearer as being a Sergeant. Each of their reverses are backed in brown leather, through which protrude, at either end, bent-over alloy attachment prongs. One of these leather reverses has light cracking to it, but they are otherwise both still supple. Each of their red wool obverses are moderately nap worn and have numerous moth nips to them, mostly along their edges. Both the gilt washed stars and their underlying, golden stripes have dulled with age. This type of insignia was discontinued with the introduction of the "Type 98" uniform, in 1938, which lacked the cloth loops sewn to the shoulders that these would have been attached to, instead having a lay-down collar unto which new pattern rank tabs were applied.

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