trench art vases from Japan

[mbec]

Here are matching vases dad sent to my mom when he was in Japan before going to Korea. Don't know what size shell they are. I suppose the Japanese were making things out of surplus to sell to the G.I.s for income at that time. 1951. The artwork is pretty and they match very nicely. And judging by the crustiness inside I'd say mom used them for flowers over the years.

Mark

[Marshallj]

I am not any expert on ordnance but that seems too thick to be a shell casing. Seems more like a hand carved piece of brass made for export. 

[mbec]

You could be right. The top is rolled over and not a raw edge. That’s just what he told me.

[P-59A]

I do not see a hole for the primer nor do I see the base stamps normally found on a shell. I know post war company's retooled to rebuild the economy. If this were early post war it would have been stamped with made in occupied Japan.