The picture below is of the marks on a 47mm case. I believe the 'wavy anchor' is the Kure naval acceptance mark but what would the date be>
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Dating Japanese cases
- Thread starter Burney Davis
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Yes that anchor variant is Kure Naval Arsenal.
Is there an S stamped near the 1/6 or a Japanese character 昭 or 昭和?
S would indicate the Showa reign, 1 the first month, and 6 the 6th year of Showa. Therefore January 1931.
Is there an S stamped near the 1/6 or a Japanese character 昭 or 昭和?
S would indicate the Showa reign, 1 the first month, and 6 the 6th year of Showa. Therefore January 1931.
There are no other markings on the case. Could the 1/6 be any other date?
That very simple format, without an imperial period character, tends to correspond to Taisho period munitions; so January 1917 (Taisho 6th year).