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Vegas was cool damn hot and fun...

..but you regular lurkers (vice my chatty friends) are probably wishing I'd get over that and put up something cool and dangerous.

Well, I just found out that I have to be an announcer at a horse show, so this is a quickie from a new friend of mine (via the Arsenal) who has a *very* nice Japanese Knee Mortar collection. Here's a sample:

Click the pic for high-res.

But, even better - at least one of his is shootable, and he has the backyard I dream of - one you can shoot mortars in and not have the police (or neighbors with pitchforks) standing at your front door!


More stuff later!

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Hi!, As a fellow collector of cool stuff I was looking through your page, what a collection! Anyhow, long sotry short, I'm doing a report for a college course on the Jap knee mortar and have found almost everything I need to know about it except two blasted things. Seeing the picture of your friend firing one gave me hope that there is an answer! 1) What type of propellent was used in the lifting charge for the Type 91 mortar round, black powder, smokeless? 2)What is the size, grains or oz's, of powder used for the lifting charge, I'm assuming it was a standard amount. If you can ask your friend or send me his contact info so I can ask him that would be most appreciated!!! Cheers! Jason
 
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