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Now, just how could WWI vets get ahold of a Japanese cannon?>
Maybe the WWI vets had served alongside of the Japanese troops at the joint
US/ Japanese ocupation of Russia in 1918 and traded for it and brough it
home as "war booty". Just a though
Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas w kavanagh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: Information on Japanese Cannons
> On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Teresa Whitt wrote:
>
> > Greetings Listers:
> >
> > A Japanese cannon that has apparently been "rotting" away since around
> > the 1930s has come to the attention of my museum. The story attached to
> > the cannon is that it was given to the city by World War I veterans,
>
> Now, just how could WWI vets get ahold of a Japanese cannon?>
> >and
> > had previously occupied a space beside the city's most famous landmark.
> > Somehow the cannon has ended up behind a tool shed in a city park. I am
> > working on gathering information on this piece to get local government
> > enthused about conserving the cannon. This is totally out of my field.
> > Does anyone out there have a source for validating types/dates for
> > Japanese cannons? I can supply a .jpg of the object if requested.
>
> I do know something about cannons, so I would be interested in seeing the
> .jpg.
>
> Please send.
>
> Thnx.
>
> Thomas Kavanagh, PhD.
>
> kkk
>
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