1942 Nagoya Gunbai Set

Description: This is 1 of only 2 WW2 menko sets know to be in existence. I'm not sure if they are true menko as they have no Gu-Choki-Pa or any fighting numbers on the back. It is possible they might be a stadium set. The menko are interesting because they depict the rikishi between the May 1942 basho and the January 1943 basho and none of the ranks seem accurate to any particular banzuke. They have Dewaminato listed as an Ozeki, but he never attained this rank. What I think happened is that Nagoya Gangu tried to predict the next banzuke and the rikishi's new rank, but they got Dewaminato's wrong. Instead of moving from Sekiwake West to Ozeki, he moved over to Sekiwake East instead. Nonetheless, I have listed this as a 1942 set since it matches the May 1942 banzuke the best. This set also has a nice pre-yokozuna menko of Maedayama!

Company: Nagoya Gangu Availability: Extremely Rare

Card Size: 1.25" x 3.00" Card Material: Thin, paper stock

# of Cards in set: 20+ Packaging: Box

Key Cards: Any Yokozuna

Winner Stamp Description: Ozeki Maedayama, Yokozunas Akinoumi, Haguroyama and Terukuni

Front Design: This set features the Rikishi in the Kesho-Mawashi. Shikona is in the upper right or left. Red border surrounds the menko.

Back Design: Rikishi's statistics are inside a large gunbai. Menko backs are printed in a blue-green or brown ink.

Maedayama
Banzuke Checklist			Numerical Checklist
Rank	Shikona	Fighting #	Rank	Shikona	Fighting #
Yokozuna	Akinoumi
Yokozuna	Haguroyama
Yokozuna	Haguroyama-Kesho Mawashi
Yokozuna	Haguroyama-Dohyo Iri
Yokozuna	Terukuni
Ozeki	Nayoroiwa
Ozeki	Dewaminato
Ozeki	Maedayama
Sekiwake	Kasagiyama
Komusubi	Saganohana
Maegashira	Ayanobori
Maegashira	Jintouzan
Maegashira	Ryougoku
Maegashira	Kamikaze
Maegashira	Komatsuyama
Maegashira	Yamatonishiki
Maegashira	Wakashio
Maegashira	Tominishiki
Maegashira	Kyushuzan
Maegashira	Toyoshima