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It looks like a fired clip which got "reloaded" (and I hope not finally ruined) by somebody which should have done something he had the skill for.
A bad example for when people start "restoring" something... supporting what Jeff recently said about copies and restaurations.
A bad example for when people start "restoring" something... supporting what Jeff recently said about copies and restaurations.
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I'm told the characters are certainly Chinese. Definitely not Korean.
Pete
Pete
Keep in mind that the US supported the Chinese during WWII (limited) and passed on some equipment and such. When items were re-marked or copied some subjects don't always translate well and you saw (even today) English words or abbreviations injected in the middle of a Chinese description. It happens in conversations as well, always funny to be standing in the middle of a Chinese discussion and be hearing blah, blah, blah, blah, burster-tube, blah, blah, blah. I asked the first time or two when I would hear English words interjected, I was always told "we don't have a word for that" or "your word is better, to hard to say in Chinese".
I still think that the key feature is the shade of green. Obviously not the only color used, but very typical of Chinese ordnance.
I still think that the key feature is the shade of green. Obviously not the only color used, but very typical of Chinese ordnance.
