Auction 101
March Militaria & Autograph Auction
By Fairhill Auction LLC
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Mar 6, 2021
PO Box 85, Elk Mills, MD 21920, United States
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Fairhill Auction is pleased to announce our March auction featuring 442 lots of historical militaria and autographs.
The auction has ended
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LOT 188:
JAPANESE TYPE 4 CERAMIC HAND GRENADE
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Sold for: $90
Start price:
$
60
Estimated price :
$120 - $200
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 6%
On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
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JAPANESE TYPE 4 CERAMIC HAND GRENADE
Japanese type 4 ceramic earthenware fragmentation grenade. The Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Bureau developed the idea for this new weapon. It was easy to make and cheaper to produce than traditional grenades at the time. This new weapon was to be used by the general populace of the country in the event of an Allied invasion. Also known as the ‘Pottery’, ‘Last Ditch’ or ‘Ceramic’ grenade, it is more formally identified as the Type 4. Late war, approximately 80 mm in diameter, brown earthenware with brown glaze, with potters mark at the bottom, small chip at the lip. Very good.
