Why I love collecting - you just don't know what is going to pop up!

[Dronic69]

OK, repeat after me - " I don't collect artillery cases anymore - only torpedo related pistols"................

So when I stumbled upon this Japanese 47mm Type 1 tank gun/ant-tank gun shell case yesterday ......well old habits die hard don't they!!!! :tinysmile_shy_t:

Anyway - this is the first ever 47mm x 283R case I have found - great condition as well.

Interesting head-stamp marking - I suspect the case first (& second) date characters (R>L) have been "over-stamped" as I'm clearly unable to recognize it - open to any thoughts?

If it is close to the primer date then perhaps May, 1941. (Primer is: Showa 10+7 11)= Showa 17 (Nov, 1942).

Further, how does one determined whether it was for Type1 tank gun / or for the anti-tank gun? Exact same round?


Enjoy!

Cheers
Drew

BTW - It's up for trade/swap

 

[kahu1]

Nice case, not common.

Sometimes you just have to save them!.

 

[ron3350]

I reckon the case is from Nagoya Army Arsenal, May 1943. (Showa 18). Nice case, I have only found one of these.

 

[Dronic69]

ac

I reckon the case is from Nagoya Army Arsenal, May 1943. (Showa 18). Nice case, I have only found one of these.

Spot on Ron!

I should have looked more closely as I initially thought it was just one kangi character ("6")

Yeah they are certainly few and far between - more Japanese 37mm stuff about

Cheers
D