Japanese 47mm Type-1 Headstamp

[doppz92]

Hi, I have this 47mm Type-1 Japanese case and wondered if someone could translate the headstamps (sorry if they are upside down, I haven't got a clue how to put them :tinysmile_hmm_t2. Also, how rare are the shells to come by on this side of the pond? TIA.

 

[Snufkin]

The case has the Nagoya Army Arsenal acceptance stamp of November 1942, and the primer has the Osaka Army Arsenal stamp of April 1942.

 

[Dronic69]

The cases are "not common" so I suspect the projectiles would be in the same category as well or probably rarer - I have only ever seen / found one case in over 40 years and by pure luck spotted it in an antique centre one weekend.

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threa...t-is-going-to-pop-up!?highlight=japanese+47mm

Cheers
Drew

 

[M8owner]

You almost never find the cases or projectiles in the US.

Japanese 47mm AP complete round images are in this post:

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/89659-Japanese-57mm-HE-Tank-Round?highlight=japanese