Grandfather passed this down to me

just something the guy decided to take to war with him, and yes! a quick whack to motivate the troops opana..

 

All I have is my gramdmother's statement that this was from a Japanese soldier in either Phillipines or New Guinea. Ill look into all possibilities. Thanks guys.

 

STILL DIGGING... no hard proof on what this is

 

It looks like a Japanese Command baton . Used by officers to visualise given orders (you go there) and sometimes as a whip. The idea is ancient and goes back a sfor a prehistorical ages including in the far east. It wa sinitially symblozing power and fertility and used by leaders and sorcerers. Late rthose officers who had it showed they had enough authority they could command without a weapon in their hand. It was also inspired by the sceptre idea.

Bâton de commandement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Many WW2 leaders had one

 

Skipper, very good. Seems feasible to me & slightly resembles the pic you attached.
Any idea on how I could get this appraised or what other channels to go through? This item is more "ornate" than any others Ive seen (with the very detailed design on the shaft.
THANKS

 

I suggest you contact our member Karma, he is Japanese

 

Thanks Skipper.. I just messaged Karma. I'll advise if he recognizes it.

 

I have been following this thread for a few days now and after some digging, my guess is that it is most likely a command baton of some sort.



In this photo, the second man from the left is carrying some sort of object. It is most likely not a sword due to the bulb-like tip at the end of it. Your object's ornate appearance gives me the feeling that it is probably an officer's baton. Hope that helped.

 

Very helpful Karma. Thank you.
Any idea on what something like this is worth or where to have it appraised?
I DO NOT plan on selling it though.
Maybe you would know more being from Tokyo.
Thanks again!