Calcutta Country of Origin

[Cruiser]

Are the current Shimano Calcutta's made in Japan like the original ones? Thanks

[RTB83]

The two Calcutta conquests I’ve bought in the last year were made in Japan.

[Cruiser]

Curious about the Calcutta 400B?

[RTB83]

I’m pretty sure my old 200B’s say Japan on them, willing to bet the 400B does as well.

[Cruiser]

I’m pretty sure my old 200B’s say Japan on them, willing to bet the 400B does as well.

Wondering about current production models?

[City17Banner]

It has been my experience in purchasing JDM Shimano reels that only the reels specifically marked as made in Japan are indeed made in Japan. You can see in the image below of my spare Shimano Antares DC on the left and my spare Shimano Calais 200 DC on the right, the distinct made in "Japan" markings along with the silver-gray quality control stickers.

All of my newer JDM Shimano Calcutta Conquest DC reels feature the same markings as the Antares DC and all of my older Shimano Calcutta CTE-300 & CTE-400 reels have the same markings as my Calais 200 DC. My assumption would be that if your specific reel does not have some form of made in Japan marking it is made in the Shimano Malaysia factory.

Please have a great day!

[Cruiser]

My older Calcutta 400 reel is marked; I was trying to determine if current production Calcutta B's are still made in Japan?