Japanese Militaria at Castle-Thunder.com

[arisakadogs]

Pretty average rubberized pouch. Has what looks like a bullet or shrapnel nick on the lid. The interesting thing is the small screwdriver attached by a length of string. I feel sure this was for arming the T-91 or T-97 grenades. With the string the soldier could keep the tool in his lower tunic pocket & fetch it out when needed. It also would prevent loss. It works the grenade firing pin perfectly.


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[DEFUC]

Neat item...looks like that strike would have wrecked the guy wearing its day tho.

[gwsiii]

That's what makes this stuff so neat. I'd have thought the soldier just had a penchant for 'Spam', would have never thought about use with a grenade......Thanks for posting. Trey
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[arisakadogs]

I've already heard this from elsewhere. All tin opening tools I've seen have a slot for winding up the seal strip. This is an honest to gosh screwdriver.
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[DEFUC]

I dunno, that chipped beef in those k-rats is mighty tastey , i can see carrying a key to open em with yuh!!! spam too fer that matter, fried up or covered with cream (like chipped beef) its yummy, and dont ferget those tasty crakers and hard candy ..however if you want to belive its a grenade screwdriver thats ok too....

[arisakadogs]

I haven't seen a can that opens with a screwdriver before! If there is such a thing I'd like to see it.
Now you made me hungry! Time for lunch anyway!
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[gwsiii]

I've got some corned beef around here somewhere, let me find the 'screw driver' and get some before/after pics.....
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[car99]

So, the grenade would not go off if you just pulled the pin and popped the plug, but had to be armed first?

[arisakadogs]

Yes, the firing pin is threaded with a slotted head. The grenades were shipped with the firing pins backed off for safety. Before action the pins needed to be run in with a tool.
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"A woman, a dog & and a walnut tree. The more ya beat em, the better they be" (From "The Red Bagde of Courage")