Type 100 Mortar

**maximus71** · 06-12-2019, 03:15 AM

Hi All,
I picked this up for my Japanese collection, I believe it is a type 100 Mortar, HE round, it came out of a Marines estate sale, I have seen them all shiny and painted but I like the been there used look, any help with the kanji would be appectiated, I am not sure where the damage on the one side came from, maybe it was fired? Thank you for any help or info.

**MAP** · 06-12-2019, 03:47 AM

Nice find. Just make sure it is inert?

The damage appears to be rust from sitting in damp wet place for a very very long time.

Have you ever used this website?

Japanese Type 100 81mm Mortar Round - Inert-Ord.Net

**Bill Grist** · 06-12-2019, 05:29 AM

Nice Japanese Type 100 Mortar many were brought home as souvenirs. BILL

**maximus71** · 06-12-2019, 05:34 AM

Well I wacked it with a hammer and it didn't go off so yes it's inert! Thanks for the link, it may have been laying in a wet basement for 70 years, where these ever fired? Like maybe a dud that was picked up, any way to tell?

**ghp95134** · 06-12-2019, 04:08 PM

The stencil markings are
九七曲兵
97 [high] angle infantry

or more accurately for us:
[Type] 97 mortar

曲兵 is an abbreviation for
曲射歩兵砲
Kyokusha Hohei-Hō
High-angle Infantry Artillery

Here's an informative site with your Type 97 mortar round.
And here's an informative site about Japanese military terms. Unfortunately the kanji are images and not text, so you cannot cut/paste the kanji.

--Guy

**BlackCat1982** · 06-12-2019, 07:55 PM

Very nice find Maximus71.

**MAP** · 06-12-2019, 11:00 PM

by maximus71

Well I wacked it with a hammer and it didn't go off so yes it's inert! Thanks for the link, it may have been laying in a wet basement for 70 years, where these ever fired? Like maybe a dud that was picked up, any way to tell?

You should be able to see if you look underneath by the fins. Kind if like a proctology exam.

Should be able to see clear to the fuze with a flashlight