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It is amazing how common these rounds are. I see them at every gun show. Prices vary quite a bit.
Not common at the smaller gun shows I attend. This one came from a rural auction and nobody knew what it was except me.. Most thought it was a grenade.
I believe that the fuze is dated but I will have to have it translated. Also, I understand that the round is a minature rocket that spins it for stability.
Very short ranged. Used to provide support for Infantry frontal (banzai) attacks. Very effective in China theatre, Americans were not too impressed. Japanese learned a bad lesson from China, as they used the frontal attack against Americans armed with Garands and excellent HMG's. The Americans chopped them up with their firepower.
Not really a rocket it has a booster charge in the base just like a rifle cartridge or any other morter it burns up in the barrel. Some Knee Morters were rifled some smoothbore.
The 37th Division vet I know was certainly impressed by these little suckers! As to the banzai attacks, not so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calif-Steve
Somewhere I read that this concept (the grenade discharger) was the genesis of what became the M79 grenade launcher of Vietnam fame.