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**Mike Irwin** · May 8, 2013, 05:18 PM

I don't know, but it just doesn't look like a repop to me. I've seen many Japanese weapons and other equipment over the years with a high degree of variation in the quality of the markings.

As the war went on, it became more and more difficult for the Japanese to replace bunters and other non-essential tool steel items simply because the tool steel was in such short supply.

As the tools wore down the markings became less and less refined and often shallower.

I've seen late war Japanese small arms ammunition that is so poorly marked that it's almost impossible to read, with ragged stampings and even what appear to have been chips in the bunter.

May 8, 2013, 05:18 PM	#12
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I don't know, but it just doesn't look like a repop to me. I've seen many Japanese weapons and other equipment over the years with a high degree of variation in the quality of the markings. As the war went on, it became more and more difficult for the Japanese to replace bunters and other non-essential tool steel items simply because the tool steel was in such short supply. As the tools wore down the markings became less and less refined and often shallower. I've seen late war Japanese small arms ammunition that is so poorly marked that it's almost impossible to read, with ragged stampings and even what appear to have been chips in the bunter. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.