A Productive Saturday

[Aragorn243]

Yours is actually a different projectile, just noticed. Maybe mine doesn't belong. Fits nice though so for now it stays.

[browningautorifle]

a different projectile

Yes it is but yours is just a different type I think... Here's a link you should go through for a minute, you'll see what I mean. G503 Military Vehicle Message Forums View topic - Question about WWII 37mm and 76mm tank shells.

[Aragorn243]

Finally had some success at the yard sales today. Picked up a reproduction 1851 Colt Navy 44 with it's box today along with another shell casing and shell. Not one of the high quality ones, probably from the early 70's, Italian made in Brescia for FIE. It looks unfired but I haven't had a chance to take it apart. Shell casing with preliminary investigation appears to be a 28/20 German casing from WWII. This is a squeeze round for an anti-tank gun/rifle. The shell is probably another type of 37mm this one with the expansion band but also fired although the shell itself looks undamaged but I can't find any markings on it. Got those two by asking if they had any military stuff. Couple of military toys to go along with the good stuff.

[Aragorn243]

Today's haul. Did take the revolver apart. It has been fired at least a few times. Bore had a small amount of something in it that came out fairly easily. Concentrated in the first two inches toward the cylinder. The artillery piece is made by Marx. I think it is missing the firing mechanism but is complete other than that and for $2, I can't complain. Halftrack is a Matchbox by Lesney. I have several of these now, can't seem to pass them up without buying them. This is my sixth I believe. I collect toy cars and trucks in addition to the military stuff. Also got a nice Auburn plastic fire truck that wasn't played with. I don't often find them in that condition.

[browningautorifle]

Picked up a reproduction 1851 Colt Navy 44 with it's box

I had the exact same thing happen a while back. Was down in a shop's basement and saw a styrofoam box up in the rafters. I asked about it and was told it was a "Pellet gun"...looked and it was a brand new Uberti 36 Navy cap and ball. Nice...you never know.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Someone gave me an old Uberti 1851 just like that one (a bit rougher though). Practiced by novice skills and brought it back to life.
Good haul!

[Aragorn243]

I ended up getting another 37mm shell today, with the expansion bands in place. Must be the most common shell around, makes three for me. Also picked up come complete inert rounds, one is British and I haven't id it yet. The other is a US bofors 40mm. Fourth item is a Japanese WWII shell casing I haven't id'd yet either. Once I figure out what they are I'll post some pics.

[Aragorn243]

I have Id'ed the various items.

I have used my facebook page as the host for these. Are they too big?

US 37mm anti-tank round, US 40mm Bofors, British 2pr Navy anti-aircraft, Japanese Type 41 75mm howitzer:

[browningautorifle]

Nice, that little 37mm is very clean. I have a fuse for my 40mm also, with internals. Those might be hard to find.

[Aragorn243]

I swapped this 37mm in my casing for the one that doesn't have the driving bands. Looks much better. The internals in the one look like a centrifical force safety of some sort so the shell can't explode too close to the gun.