This was for sale in Germany recently. It appears to be a 1942 Japanese Navy Kinsei engine plate.
The top says it is a Kinsei 50 grade C
Below it is a mk 34
Date is shown as Showa 17 8 – ( Showa 17 = 1942 ).
The anchor is the symbol for Japanese Navy
That is the extent of my Kanji.
Can anyone else add any more detail ?
By: Skyraider3D - 6th January 2016 at 23:59
Excellent! Good job!
The very original Japanese “Gaylord” addition to one of those toolboxes probably cost him a few hundred dollars! 😀
By: FarlamAirframes - 6th January 2016 at 20:39
Excellent help – it is a data plate from the engineers toolbox.
A couple on sale on USA
By: FarlamAirframes - 6th January 2016 at 19:10
Just asked to join your Facebook group thanks.
By: FarlamAirframes - 6th January 2016 at 19:09
A fellow forum contributor has just had his wife confirm that the lower RHS translates as Spindle No. 34.
By: Skyraider3D - 6th January 2016 at 12:45
I can do it too, if you like.
I am not social media literate.
Very wise, it’s an absolute time sinkhole. But often useful and entertaining too.
By: FarlamAirframes - 6th January 2016 at 10:45
Thank you for the suggestion – I will ask my son to post on my behalf as I am not social media literate.
Thanks
Brian
By: Skyraider3D - 6th January 2016 at 10:41
Brian, are you on Facebook? Perhaps post it in my Zero group, there are various knowledgeable people there.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/A6MZero/
By: FarlamAirframes - 5th January 2016 at 13:59
Still struggling with this.
On Engine History there are several data plates – none as colourful as this one – with Kanji that show some of the same charachters.
http://www.enginehistory.org/Japanese/Mawhinney/Ha102/Dataplt_ID.jpg
http://www.enginehistory.org/Japanese/mawhinney_book.shtml
The top line I translate as
Kinsei – 50 Model —–
The lower left hand side- —-34 Mark
Centre- Japanese Navy anchor acceptance stamp.
Lower Right – Aug 1942 – Showa 17 8
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