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How did the shell project turn out checking to see if your still around 0 -
How much longer in the hole?......I have met Michael , and he is a very interesting person....fixed my sewing machine.....has a super WW1 German Collection....Loves old Mercedes Benzes... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by savage170
How did the shell project turn out checking to see if your still around
Alive and kickin'! It's proceeding nicely and I have pix of it I will be posting later tonight. I'll post them on this thread with the latest discoveries.0 -
Okay, here's the mystery shell. I am 99% sure it's inert. 
Here you see the primer or rather you don't see it. Looks like just a depression.
The brass base is held on to the steel casing by two opposed screws. Another indication that this was never meant to be fired. Very few bi-metal cases were ever used for the simple reason, they aren't strong enough.
Here you can plainly see "DRILL CARTRIDGE M14". I checked my ordnance books and this is a valid nomenclature for a WWII 105 drill round. I have to hand it to the old time ordnance guys. Having the brass base assured that even if the rest of the round was badly corroded, you could still read that it was an inert round as the brass is naturally corrosion resistant.
In this photo, you can see the All Up Round. The casing and projectile are about the same length. It had a heavy coat of rust and corrosion on the fuze assembly. It will clean up okay.
The fuze assembly is the only bugaboo. The M14 drill round is supposed to have a solid aluminum dummy fuze according to my books. Some other dummy fuzes have a instant/delay device or timer assembly to assist in training, but as you can see, this has a setting ring. There is also NO nomenclature whatsoever. Even dummy fuzes are so marked for training devices bigger than 20mm.
In any event, I removed the setscrew (you can see the penetrating oil filled hole in the photo just aft of the fuze assembly) I found a brass plug between the steel setscrew and the aluminum threads of the fuze. That was a surprise as we don't use those now. The fuze is still very much attached so I made a couple of relief cuts under it and am soaking it with oil for a couple of days before I remove it. It will give me time to make the correct spanner too.
Please note that I don't recommend people to screw with strange ordnance, ESPECIALLY DUG UP SHELLS. I wouldn't dream of messing with any Civil War stuff because I have no training with it and it is MUCH more unstable.
I'll post some more pix when the fuze comes off.[:D]0 -
Here's an interesting artillery shell accident:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=18f_12010007040 -
quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
Okay, here's the mystery shell. I am 99% sure it's inert.There's always that nagging 1%! [:0]0 -
quote:Originally posted by Dumpster Baby
Here's an interesting artillery shell accident:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=18f_1201000704
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cool pictures be careful with that thing 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Dumpster Baby
Here's an interesting artillery shell accident:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=18f_1201000704
There was some instant karma. holy cra p0 -
quote:Originally posted by Dumpster Baby
Here's an interesting artillery shell accident:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=18f_1201000704
...after the dust clears a guy picks up one of the Ak-47s.0
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