Help w/ translation and identification of armband

[tarbridge]

Any help would be appreciated. 

Thanks Robert 

[daskrieg]

Stewarts militaria lists this as a WWII Japanese. Army messenger armband

[tarbridge]

4 minutes ago, daskrieg said:

Stewarts militaria lists this as a WWII Japanese. Army messenger armband

Thank you ...Regards Robert 

[Ivydiv]

 

Do the two red lines indicate rank? Also, is the line that has the number 14 in it a unit? Thanks, Dave

[daskrieg]

I think the red lines are just its design as far as the rest....no clue...

[Ivydiv]

I saw another armband with one red line. Thought it might be rank or some other reason

[Rod]

I don't know about the red lines but the armband says:

Top:

公用證 Official Business Witness --- 第14 Number (armband/person #14 in a sequence)

Bottom:

満州2686部隊 = Manchuria 2686 Butai

2686 was the code number for the 25th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, which was ultimately sent to Saipan. 

 

The photo is upside down, this is correct:

[Ivydiv]

Thank you so much for taking the time to translate it. That pretty well explains everything. This Forum is awesome. Thanks, Dave

[tarbridge]

Thanks all for the help.