Looking forward to looking...
Looking forward to looking...
I need to look at things closer. It was not two 57mm cases, it was one and a 75mm WWI case. The "shell" is made of wood but has something wrapped around it. I may remove that and repaint it. I didn't include that in the photos, it's in the earlier ones.
I would say you have a very good eye. It does appear to be one complete unfired Boys anti-tank round and a fired 13mm German anti-tank round. One is easy with the headstamp, a Madsen 23mm
I can't answer any questions until later as I will be at work.
Have at the rest:
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../S82D3U8-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../T0mXNUz-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../IxxO3P0-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../IfPSE9Y-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../VKMr6GH-1.jpg
Nice pile, good catch. We'll get them all identified eventually. Yes, there's a couple really good ones and several that I wouldn't mind. Could never get them across the border now though. Maybe the empties...
The Boys is still live. So is the red plastic one. All the rest are inert.
that cartridge with the head stamp F A 44 night be a 15mm on a 20 mm case being necked down. They were working
on some for aircraft during the war
F A 44 is the US Military Frankfort Arsenal headstamp and 44 is 1944
Thanks. I’m kind of new to munitions. This lot tripled my small stuff.
Maybe this can make things easier. They are not in the same order as the photos but the headstamps and other markings are listed. If I don't have anything in the block, I don't know what goes there. The case height may not be perfect, I'm using an old wooden ruler. I'm going to start looking them up by markings. I suspect the dummy rounds are mostly US and Browningautorifle believes the red one is Norwegian.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...mgWujpng-1.jpg