Translation Help - Japanese

[Jay_LHD3]

Can anyone here please translate this for me?

[trademaster]

Try reddit, you'll get a response in a matter of minutes.

[RiCorvette]

That's really old style Japanese - any idea what it's off of?
Looks like possibly WWII or earlier

The second line from the bottom is the date in Showa era (1926–1989) - Hirohito's reign.

Checking...

<EDIT>
yeah, some really old style kanji (characters) - appears to be ship or submarine related.
still checking.

[RiCorvette]

Top to bottom
(thanks to help from the missus)

1. ICHI (1) GOU KAN SEI SHIDOUKI （ごうかんせい　しどうき） HIDARI (LEFT)

2. KATASHIKI BANGOU　（かたしき　ばんごう） MODEL NUMBER

3. ??? (pending)

4. TOKYO KEIKI SEISAKUJO (SEIZOU - means "Made")　（とうきょう　けいき　せいさくじょ　｛せいぞう｝） Made by TOKYO INSTRUMENT/GUAGE(?) MANUFACTURING COMPANY

5. SHOWA NEN GETSU （しよわ　ねん　げつ）　　SHOWA (Hiroto's reign Year Month)

6. SEIHIN BANGOU　（せいひん　ばんごう） SERIAL NUMBER

The company may still be around
http://www.tokyo-keiki.co.jp/e/index.html

[Jay_LHD3]

Thank you!

My Grandpa showed it to me last week while I was visiting him. He said he got it off of a Mitsubishi Zero while he was in Japan during WWII.

He was curious to what it said. I will pass this information on to him.



again!!

[RiCorvette]

Sounds like a job for History Detectives!

I don't see a date (year and month appear to be blank) just above the 48665

[AdamZ]

Originally Posted by Jay_LHD3

Thank you!

My Grandpa showed it to me last week while I was visiting him. He said he got it off of a Mitsubishi Zero while he was in Japan during WWII.

He was curious to what it said. I will pass this information on to him.



again!!

He stole the VIN plate? That's like a felony in the states

[Zabo]

Originally Posted by AdamZ

He stole the VIN plate? That's like a felony in the states

Well if that's the case someone out could try to fly one of those T-6 Texan conversions and pass it off as the real thing..