A Productive Saturday

[Aragorn243]

Here it is. I measured the diameter with the same ruler so not the most accurate reading in the world. Looks like 26.5mm to me but I can't find anything other than very modern "vulcan" type stuff and I know this isn't that. I've had it for over 30 years and it was just in my Grandfathers junk box. Looks just like a Japanese 25mm anti-tank round. Couldn't find anything else similar. But as i said, seems to be too large.

[browningautorifle]

It's like nothing new for sure. Looks like an older anti armor projectile...very much like what the Japanese had.

Here's the 20mm I wonder about, no doubt a 20, beside a live .50 but I wonder if it's safe. Maybe one of the ammo guys here will know better. Here's the base of it as well, it contains a tracer element I'm sure.

[Aragorn243]

Mine appears to be a solid shot but I don't get the different top. It is not even so can't be screwed on. I can see it being harder maybe. Just odd.

[browningautorifle]

the different top.

I thought that looked dissimilar. Wonder if it's tungsten over steel?

[Aragorn243]

Top has no rust, bottom does.

[browningautorifle]

Tungsten won't rust, we found projectiles from .50 AP after a winter out on the range. The .50 ball core is steel and was all completely rust covered and almost unrecognizable. The AP cores were perfect...

[Aragorn243]

You think it could be a core drilled down into the shell?

[browningautorifle]

a core drilled

I can't say whether they drilled it in or just swage it in...maybe heat and shrink fit?

[Aragorn243]

Today was a complete bust. Gun auction from hell in the morning with only getting bids in on one rifle and way over my limit on a Ross MKII. I didn't get it. I did learn about a Japanese rifle called an 02/45 so I gained in knowledge. Yard sales almost non-existent due to bad weather and the lateness of my going due to the auction. I did however succeed in two online auctions. I won a brass 3inch US Navy shell casing which I was told after paying will be delivered with a shell they are not sure goes with it. So that is something to look forward to. I have no idea what it is but it must at least be close to fitting or they wouldn't include it. I also won a small Japanese pocket knife which has a single folding blade and a P38 type device for opening cans. Never knew they existed until blundering upon this one by accident. Photos will follow when I get them, hopefully sometime next week.

[Aragorn243]

Picked up a few things over the past week, mostly from online sales. A 25 mm brass shell casing I believe is Japanese. A WWI 3 inch brass naval round casing. An M69 Romanian training rifles listed in the 22 rimfire section and a bag of German uniforms I was given at a yard sale. Turned out to be all modern stuff which was disappointing but I can't really complain, it was free. I also acquired a 3 inch shell to go with the casing but I don't have it yet, probably toward the end of the week. It's from WWII but I think it should still fit. Sales have been sporatic locally the past two weekends. A lot of rain and several family issues preventing me from doing much. WWII weekend coming up in Reading PA in two weeks. I usually pick up a few things there. Memorial Day weekend is good for sales generally also. Planning to hit the Gettysburg Gun show that weekend. Reading show is really nice if anyone is close enough to go. They will have the usual aircraft there, B-17 B-25's, B-29, Mustangs, P-40, Avenger among others. The odd ball this year is a P-39 that took it's first flight about a month ago and in the promo photos is still in it's primer coat. They promise to have it fully painted in correct scheme by the show. Look up Mid Atlantic WWII weekend and you should get a quick link to it.