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02-03-2024 01:27 PM
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Sapper740
3" 50 cal.?
dont know , measures 4 1/4 x 23 3/4 , looks like it says 30 CAL which makes zero sense , the other markings are extremely faint , only marking i think i missed was a D
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Looks like a 3" 50 cal. Projectile dia is 3". The 50 cal means it is designed to be fired in a barrel with a length that is 50 calibers of the bore dia or 3" x 50 calibers = 150" long barrel.
3-inch/50-caliber gun - Wikipedia
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Looks like a 3" 50 cal. Projectile dia is 3". The 50 cal means it is designed to be fired in a barrel with a length that is 50 calibers of the bore dia or 3" x 50 calibers = 150" long barrel.
ahhhhh , ok ,i see , so being steel cased does that point to which branch would have used it , or possible date?
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Looking good with the collection Jim.
Some older pics;
Pic #1 Some of my small stuff got about twice as much put away metrics, nitro's, mil spec ammo etc missing is a complete Aiden 30mm round.
(See if Jim recognises one case!)
Pic #2 the large gear that will be it now for me, as it is getting so damned expensive for cases or projies now my 106mm RCL HEAT round would fetch $650-700/Aud to get now.
I also have not pictured a brass 105mm Leopard 1 case very scarce one to acquire cost me an arm & half a leg that one!
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this one turned up in Wv , i tried everything to make ot the markings , these were the best results , i gave up on it and just painted it green to get rid of that Bling Gold , what to you use for a projectile , wood? wish i had a 3D printer
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micmacman
what to you use for a projectile , wood?
You could turn one out of a hardwood, maple easily enough and paint it. There's a guy in Seattle area that produces 3D printed projectiles if you search him. I have three of his.
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CINDERS
if Jim recognises one case!
Yep, the 35mm...I had to make a projee for that one myself because some just won't ever turn up here. I had to do that with a 1.1" US Navy casing yesterday. I have two casings and I'll never find a projectile in Canada
while one collector in the US had five or six complete rounds...not fair. Here's my cases followed by what they SHOULD look like.
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You could turn one out of a hardwood, maple easily enough and paint it. There's a guy in Seattle area that produces 3D printed projectiles if you search him. I have three of his.
Yep, the 35mm...I had to make a projee for that one myself because some just won't ever turn up here. I had to do that with a 1.1" US Navy casing yesterday. I have two casings and I'll never find a projectile in
Canada![icon](autolinker/images/link6.gif)
while one collector in the US had five or six complete rounds...not fair. Here's my cases followed by what they SHOULD look like.
this one popped on FB Market today , but is a hour and a half away
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