1939 Dai Rikishi Thin 5 Set

    Description:  This is one of about a dozen or so "human" sets produced in the 1930's.  This style of sets was common during this decade and fortunately leads to easy identification of the year each was produced.  These sets are different than the similar "human" ones produced in the mid 1950's in the fact that the faces of the rikishi are drawn in these instead of a photo superimposed over the body.  Menko in this set have many kesho-mawashi with military vehicles on them.  Not much else is know about this set.

    Company: Unknown                                                 Availability: Extremely Rare

    Card Size: 1.50" x 3.00"                                           Card Material:  Thick, paper stock 

     # of Cards in set: 3+                                                Packaging: Sheets

    Key Cards:  Any Yokozuna

    Winner Stamp Description: N/A 

    Front Design:  This set features a drawing of the rikishi in their kesho-mawashi.

   Back Design:  Rikishi's shikona is in big bold kanji in the middle of the menko with the rikishi's rank above the shikona.  A war themed word is written along the right in a rectangular box which has rounded ends.  Rikishi's weight is along the left in a rectangular box which has rounded ends.  A 5 digit Fighting Number is along the very bottom.  Backs are printed in blue ink.

Banzuke Checklist						Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting #	Front	Back		Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Musashiyama	91078				Yokozuna	Musashiyama	91078
						Maegashira	Oshio	78950
						Yokozuna	Futabayama	52345
Yokozuna	Futabayama	52345
Ozeki
Sekiwake
Komusubi
Maegashira	Oshio	78950