ID - Recognition Model of IJN Submarine?

[MikeS]

Hello Folks -

 

Picked this up many years ago. It was from a WW2 Vet's Estate. I'm finally getting around to restoring it as it had a few 'condition' problems. Missing the deck gun and the conning tower had some broken part that I have replaced. Need to add the rigging and missing gun.

 

To me it appears to be a silhouette of a Japanese submarine, perhaps one of the KD(?) Types with the raised section in front of the conning tower. It is 16"s long and mounted on the wooden base. This makes it an ~1:250 scale.

 

I wondered if anyone had seen anything similar, or if there are other thoughts on what else it may be.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

- Best regards, Mike S.