artillery shell casing (calling browningautorifle)

any ideas on this one , bought this maybe last winter ,it was painted gold , steel casing , very faint markings so i tried sanding the paint i put on in hopes it would act like back fill , looks like its says 30 CAL , tried googling but everything comes up brass

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3" 50 cal.?

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Originally Posted by Sapper740

3" 50 cal.?

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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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https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...DDDDDDDD-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by Steve762

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.

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ahhhhh , ok ,i see , so being steel cased does that point to which branch would have used it , or possible date?

I agree, a 3"50 cal. Nothing special...if you took some acetone and clean the paint off you'll see all the markings there clearly. I'll tell you what we were told about the steel in Canadian service...which was Navy only...steel is for training only and brass is for war. Since while those were in service on the last group of destroyers we were always training and never war you could see either.

Now, that being said, you can find US issue steel cases for most calibers from pistol to Howitzer and they used it everywhere.

You need a projectile now. Top row, fourth from right with dark blue projectile.

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!

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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Originally Posted by micmacman

what to you use for a projectile , wood?

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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.

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if Jim recognises one case!

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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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Originally Posted by browningautorifle

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 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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this one popped on FB Market today , but is a hour and a half away

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...70822148-1.jpg

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Originally Posted by micmacman

tried googling but everything comes up brass

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https://www.libertytreecollectors.co...dproduct=15398

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Originally Posted by micmacman

this one popped on FB Market today

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See, that's why I have no money right now, these things are "Popping" up...

is the guy "Maker Steve"?

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Originally Posted by micmacman

"Maker Steve"

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That is correct. There are others but his stuff looks pretty good and is about the right color. If I found a nice 90mm case here I'd get a projectile from him.

Here's the 1.1 Inch casing with newly made and painted projectile. Clark Brass & Copper Co from Elk Grove (IL) USA

Looks really good.

Thanks. Wish I had a real projectile but...never happen.