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Can you lend some info on this?
ShawnM
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Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 01:25 AM UTC
My Grandfather (USCG) brought this back from the pacific Islands during his time as a signal man during WW2.
Its been handed down from him to my dad to me and I'd like to know more. I have better pics of the Kanji as well if it would help.
Thank you in advance.

Shawn
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Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 01:56 AM UTC
Besides being a mortar round, I can't say for sure. I also inherited a number of rounds from an uncle that I could not identify (they were repainted so they would not be mistaken for live rounds, but this was never passed on to me when I inherited them).

I went to the British Ordinance Collector's Network and posted on their forum to help identify them. Good bunch of guys and really helped me out.
BOCN

Let us know what you find out!

Jamie
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Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 02:18 AM UTC
Will do, thanks Jamie.
Drader
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Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 03:02 AM UTC
Japanese 81mm mortar round

http://www.inert-ord.net/jap02h/t100mort/index.html

David
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Posted: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 04:59 AM UTC
thank you! So nice to know what I've got now.
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