I show two 50mm Japanese mortar shells and I need your information and opinions.
The first has traces of original paint. Red under the fuze and yellow at the bourellet.
I ask about the numbers stamped on the drive-band and base as the first number does not look like a 1 but maybe the filling factory?
So maybe a 1 , then 2279 is the stamping. Body has Showa 8 14 so August 1939. Opinions?
The second is shown with the wrong repaint that does not seem to exist. 2 white bands is Smoke with no yellow centre band.
It does not show any shear pins to be a real smoke grenade and has the wrong fuze.
Should I remove the yellow band, repaint or leave it as found?
Can somebody show me a close-up of the shear pins on a smoke 50mm mortar.
Are they visible when looking externally?
The drive-band part removes but the second part is too tight to remove.
The first has traces of original paint. Red under the fuze and yellow at the bourellet.
I ask about the numbers stamped on the drive-band and base as the first number does not look like a 1 but maybe the filling factory?
So maybe a 1 , then 2279 is the stamping. Body has Showa 8 14 so August 1939. Opinions?
The second is shown with the wrong repaint that does not seem to exist. 2 white bands is Smoke with no yellow centre band.
It does not show any shear pins to be a real smoke grenade and has the wrong fuze.
Should I remove the yellow band, repaint or leave it as found?
Can somebody show me a close-up of the shear pins on a smoke 50mm mortar.
Are they visible when looking externally?
The drive-band part removes but the second part is too tight to remove.
