WW2 Japanese shell?

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WW2 Japanese shell?

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Post by Porcelain44 » 24 Sep 2021, 14:51

Is this a WW2 Japanese shell of some kind? It measures It is 8 1/2 inches high and has a diameter of 1 1/2. Thanks
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Post by Akira Takizawa » 25 Sep 2021, 13:23

It is IJN Type 96 25mm AA Machine Cannon shell.
http://cb1100f.b10.coreserver.jp/collection3_2.html

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Post by Porcelain44 » 25 Sep 2021, 19:23

Thanks very much. Do you know if there is an English version of that website? It looks very useful. Thanks

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Post by Akira Takizawa » 26 Sep 2021, 04:08

It is Japanese only. Use web translation.

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