Rare to find British made 47mm Hotchkiss shell used by the Japanese Navy in World War 1. The gun was introduced in 1886 for locations where the 6-pounder gun was considered to be too heavy.

This is a Rare to find British made 47mm Hotchkiss shell used by the Japanese Navy in World War 1.The gun was introduced in 1886 for locations where the 6-pounder gun was considered to be too heavy.

The projectile has Japanese maker stamp on the bottom of it and still has all of its brass driving bands in place its nice brass colour the outer case is only very lightly pitted and bit discolored but has most of its original colour remains but with no holes or damage the projectile goes into the case perfectly and out again as well. The brass shell case is its nice brass shiny colour but with some discolor on the bottom and all of its markings including British made stamp and Japanese acceptance stamp.The projectile and case is completely empty and inert it has been well cleaned and overall perfect condition for display and nice edition for any collection.The shell comes with an A5 laminated information card.

British-made 47mm Hotchkiss guns (often designated 3-pounder or Yamanouchi guns) were used by the Imperial Japanese Navy primarily as anti-torpedo boat armament on pre-dreadnought battleships, cruisers, and destroyers around the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). These guns were also used on auxiliary vessels and smaller coast defence ships.