I have a Japanese Type 97 hand grenade. It does not match up on the outside with my other type 97's. To me the top and bottom do not look like it had a finalized machining process performed on it. The inner part of the grenade had powder in it but the inside is not as smooth on the walls as my other type 97's do. I have scraped off some of the paint on the top of the grenade so you can better see the difference. Any information on this grenade you Japanese collectors have would be appreciated.
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Do any of you have a theory? -
I am guessing a manufacturing variation, possibly a bit later war, but certainly not last ditch.
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Some pictures of a similar grenade I found while doing research.
Here are pictures of a similar Japanese grenade. This one has Japanese writing on the bottom. Some member who could translate Japanese would be helpful. Thanks.Comment
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Please read! New Pictures! Information on Japanese 97 Hand Grenade.
See original thread for the new pictures!Comment
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延期
四-五秒
秒時
Delayed
4~5 Seconds
Postponed
or: 4~5 second delayed [detonation]Comment
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