{"product_id":"original-japanese-wwii-imperial-japanese-navy-inert-25mm-high-explosive-round-for-the-type-96-anti-aircraft-cannon-3","title":"Original Japanese WWII Imperial Japanese Navy INERT 25mm High Explosive Round For The Type 96 Anti-Aircraft Cannon","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a completely INERT example of a WWII Japanese 25mm Cannon Round, and is in compliance with the current BATF standards on inert ordnance.\u003cstrong\u003e Not Available For Export\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has a central explosives cavity and a fuse that still unscrews, identifying this as a High Explosive round. There is no cavity on the base of the round, so it is not a tracer round, however none of the original color remains on the body, so we cannot tell if it is high explosive, or high explosive incendiary. It measures approximately 9 ¼” in length with a 1 ⅝” base. The round is complete (minus explosive content) and comes with the original removable fuze on the end. The fuze is stamped 15-8 denoting Showa 15, 8th month, or August 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bottom of the casing is stamped S 10\/17 for Showa 17, 10th month, or October 1942. There is a hole drilled in the side of the casing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes ready for further research and display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Type 96 25mm Gun was an automatic cannon used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. A locally-built variant of the French Hotchkiss 25 mm anti-aircraft gun, it was designed as a dual-purpose weapon for use against armored vehicles and aircraft, but was primarily used as an anti-aircraft gun in fixed mounts with one to three guns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Type 96 cartridge case was a rimless type design with a deep extraction groove at the base. The projectiles fired by the weapon were slightly unusual in that they had two rotating bands. The forward band was slightly smaller in diameter than the rear band. It was believed that this was to reduce wear on the rifling near the chamber. The case of the cartridge was crimped around the rear rotating band. The complete round weighed approximately 820 g (1.81 lb) with the projectile weighing 320 g (0.71 lb).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe propellant was 102 grams of single-perforated, graphited grains of nitrocellulose approximately 2 millimeters in diameter and between 2.5 and 4.5 millimeters in length.\u003cbr\u003eNormally one tracer round was added every four or five rounds to aid laying.\u003cbr\u003eHigh-explosive shells. Orange body.\u003cbr\u003eHigh explosive incendiary. Green body.\u003cbr\u003eHigh explosive tracer. Orange or red body.\u003cbr\u003eHigh explosive tracer self-destroying. Orange or red body.\u003cbr\u003eArmor-piercing. Black, white or smoky blue body. Approx 42mm penetration at 0-100m and 0 degrees from normal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45303327162437,"sku":"ONAC261109","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONAC261109__05.jpg?v=1783357758","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-japanese-wwii-imperial-japanese-navy-inert-25mm-high-explosive-round-for-the-type-96-anti-aircraft-cannon-3","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}