long story short... My grandmothers friends husband died back in the 70's or 80s... these were going to get tossed and were given to my grandmother to give to me...   would love to know what they are from.. etc..  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Umm - if you want to take photos up close you need to use the macro setting.  The symbol may be a flower...

Those two aluminum round pieces look like grommets for a canvas new unused.. ( not crimped )

 

A hole would be punched in he canvas, the grommet with the shaft( Male) would be inserted the other female placed over the top and then crimped..

 

EDIT: found some on amazon..

 

http://www.amazon.com/50pc-Quality-Brass-Grommets-Canvas/dp/B003PWIW64/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389540665&sr=8-1&keywords=canvas+grommets

The two gauges could possibly be a compass... does the arrow always point to the same number or in the same direction?

well you got the Japanese flags crossing over an anchor and nautical star, so probably something from their navy.

 

And those are definitely compasses, with 360 degree markings, a quick google search on "japanese compass" and you get something with identical markings.

Please tell me you knew at least that the compasses were compasses.

Slim Pickens in "1941"

Please tell me you knew at least that the compasses were compasses.

It is bit of an odd collection to bring back and keep.

 

 

Maybe Its a bunch of clues, the keys go to a secret box that contains the firearms that those shell casing came from that was buried under a tent behind a church that the Japanese navy used 

It is bit of an odd collection to bring back and keep.

 

 

Maybe Its a bunch of clues, the keys go to a secret box that contains the firearms that those shell casing came from that was buried under a tent behind a church that the Japanese navy used 

 

 

That is indeed the weirdest box of WW2 stuff I have seen. The longer casing looks like a blank round. If it was it was most likely used to launch a grenade, if the Japs even had launchers like the K98. The 2 pistol casings look like they could be .45acp cases?

Please tell me you knew at least that the compasses were compasses.

 

 

yea i asked siri on my internet phone.....      

 

im trying to find information such as   what year, was it a common issue to be worn as a necklace....  etc...  what this cool stuff was from...

It is bit of an odd collection to bring back and keep.

 

 

Maybe Its a bunch of clues, the keys go to a secret box that contains the firearms that those shell casing came from that was buried under a tent behind a church that the Japanese navy used 

 

 

you never know.....   could be a treasure trove

It is bit of an odd collection to bring back and keep.

 

 

Maybe Its a bunch of clues, the keys go to a secret box that contains the firearms that those shell casing came from that was buried under a tent behind a church that the Japanese navy used 

 

If you ask me, it looks like the clues to Amelia Earhart's final resting place.

That is indeed the weirdest box of WW2 stuff I have seen. The longer casing looks like a blank round. If it was it was most likely used to launch a grenade, if the Japs even had launchers like the K98. The 2 pistol casings look like they could be .45acp cases?

 

The longer case does look like a blank round, and the Japanese did have rifle launched grenades I don't think that's where that round came from. The Japanese were using a 7.7mm and 6.5mm rounds both of which have a neck and are not rimmed. (well technically the 6.5 was semi rimmed, but that cartridge had a full rim)

 

@JaredC  Can you get a better picture of the base of all of those rounds so we can see what they say?  

one looked like a 35 remington