Oh...and great photography
Oh...and great photography
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
Thank you all for the comments it is a pleasure to be here! G.
Yes better than the "Average" postings..by MAP
G
I'd rather be A "RaD Man than a Mad Man "
Welcome Geoff and thanks for showing this seldom seen item. It is great!
Cheers, Ade.
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Great looking Knee Mortar
John
I specialize in M1 carbines and Lugers.
Once again Thank you all for your comments and kind remarks! I thought I would add a little info on the markings in the hopes Stu and GHP would add their user friendly charts for reference on numbers and markings! Please feel free to correct me if I have made an error as I am still learning! Regards,Geoff
Welcome Geoff , thanks for showing this great example of an iconic piece of Japanese military hardware . A great post and a real treat to see
REGARDS AL
We are the Pilgrims , master, we shall go
Always a little further : it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow
Across that angry or that glimmering sea...
The translation of the markings are as follows.
26563 = serial number.
昭十五 = made in 1940.
名古屋工廠 = Nagoya Arsenal logo (supervising arsenal).
株式會社･大隈鐵工所 = KK Ōkuma Tekkōjo trademark (manufacturer).
名 = Nagoya Arsenal final inspection mark.
That is a fantastic knee mortar in superb condition! I would so love to have one of those! Great item, top photography Geoff!
Still no progress in reproducing a spring cover? Fact is that the army allowed you to field-improvise a replacement with whatever cloth available in the field.
They were originally issued with 5 sets as replacement, but the cloth sleeve for the recoil spring was rated "class 3" in the field repair permissibility rating, which allowed use of non-standard parts.
See below for field functionality check and repair manual excerpts on the knee mortar.
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