Ukraine faces a critical ammunition shortage and scrambles for ways to conserve the supply of artillery shells until Western allies can produce or procure more, Fuze is a 1952 dated M565 mechanical time fuze, but these will take any of the standard 2 x 12 TPI U.S. artillery fuzes. Conserving shells and rearming faster could give an advantage on the battlefield. They are also nearly unique in their having a rim diameter much smaller (or "rebated") than the base of the case.
ins.style.minWidth = container.attributes.ezaw.value + 'px'; INERT- no flammable or explosive components. Scroll through portraits of Ukrainians reflecting on a year of loss, resilience and fear. Fired primer dated 43 is still in place. It was used only in the Mk 4 gunpod. Ships still carry line throwers in various configuration, and they are also widely used by firefighters. 7729 VARIOUS 30mm ADEN/DEFA AIRCRAFT CANNON ROUNDS (SHRT, STRAIGHT, BELTED CASE) - These are direct descendants of the WW2 German MG213 auto cannon and its ammunition and the NATO ADEN or DEFA guns were widely used in European fighters. window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId, 'adsensetype', 1); They also made Parrott guns in 60, 100, 150, 200 and 300 pound calibers, the latter with a 10 inch bore firing a 300 pound projectile about 9,000 yards from a 26,900 pound barrel. It worked effectively, but was heavy and slow to move, and by the end of the war was being replaced by a similar gun mounted on the M10 Tank Destroyers. This is a truly impressive work, with far more information of interest to the historian or arms collectors with only passing interest in the cartridge themselves than might be expected. Good Oerlikon cases are nearly impossible to find as the shoulder and neck are blown out to the full case diameter upon firing by the residual pressure as the extraction cycle starts. Base diameter is 45mm and this matches on item in Robert Hawkinsons red book of case types, noted as 30mm AX RE 5 -102 AMRON, 9.4mm percussion primer USA Aircraft. A couple of slightly different cases are also noted as AX with or with RE numbers, all unidentified. It has the sort of yellow-silver look from the cleaning process used last time they were processed for reloading. Photographic and visual observation along with strategically positioned thermocouples provided most of the data. When the mortar round was dropped down the barrel, the primer hit the firing pin which ignited the primer and the 47 grain charge of ballistite powder. Items
17183F- September 1918- FN, Liege(? This example is in rusty relic condition, but very few people have ever seen a Stokes mortar round in any condition. Both have a steel body with aluminum spike and nylon or copper obturator, in addition to a fin and boom assembly with tracer. Functioning times can be varied by use of any of six M9 delay elements in the hole in the side of the lower portion of the fuze. 21514- November 1917 ID HL- 34 for Haniel Luege Dsseldorf $45.00 (View Picture)
Lewis, a former Commanding Officer of Frankford Arsenal, and later author of the highly respected Small Arms and Ammunition in the United States Service. Price for one original .58 Gatling short rimfire cartridge in excellent condition- $135.00 (View Picture), 17848 CONFEDERATE 3 INCH READ-PARROTT SHELL - (Melton & Pawl Guide to CW Artillery Projectiles Figure III, A-101 shows the slightly smaller early 10 Pounder version for 2.94 bore)
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Weight of the black powder charge, in pounds.
The normal maximum range is 17.4km, RAP being farther. INERT- no flammable or explosive contents. Cap screws on/off and I think is missing an O-ring or something as it does not snug up tight, otherwise a big mean looking thing. This proved to be a successful design, and Schneider then decided to modified it for a French 105 mm round. - What you see is what you get. These fired a 6 pound projectile (duhh!) They have learned to survive and support each other under extreme circumstances, in bomb shelters and hospitals, destroyed apartment complexes and ruined marketplaces. All black is armor piercing, but that is a different projectile type. For a ton of info and photos on these, and many other WW1 era artillery items, check out http://www.lovettartillery.com/index.html. INERT- no flammable or explosive components. These are LIVE pyrotechnic signaling devices, not an explosive, but still need to be stored appropriately away from heat, etc. INERT. This has the flat pointed fuze and crimping groove adopted circa 1876 and the HOTCHKISS PATENT PARIS over the logo with his initial (BBH) stamped along the seam instead of on the base. INERT- No flammable or explosive components. Essentially, the chamber became a primitive form of a metallic cartridge. It was used only in the Mk 4 gunpod. Price for one cartridge $8.00 (View Picture), 22141 10 LINK, BELT, METALLIC, CAL .50 M2- ORIGNAL WW2- NEW OLD STOCK - Full original box of 10 links for the Browning .50 caliber machine guns. The M18A3 cartridges are turned from steel and then chrome(?)plated. Colored signals were more for signaling, but they did provide some illumination. $99.00 (View Picture), 21930 U.S. WW2 2.36 INCH BAZOOKA ROCKETS - The 2.36 Rocket Launchers were popularly called Bazookas for their resemblance to a fantasy musical instrument used by a comedian of the time. $135.00 (View Picture), 14585 U.S. NAVY 6 POUNDER CARTRIDGE CASE & PROJECTILE MADE BY WINCHESTER DATED 8-1897 - The 6 pounder rapid fire gun was widely used by the U.S. Navy from about 1884 to about 1920. container.style.maxWidth = container.style.minWidth + 'px'; PRAGUE, ($=21.86 Czech Korunas) The Czech Republic has approved a decision to donate thousands of 152-mm artillery ammunition to Ukraines armed forces, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, citing the Czech Ministry of Defense and mil.in.ua.Such a decision to donate 4,000 artillery shells to Ukraine was made by the Czech government on Headstamp date for initial manufacture is 1944. These are used for signaling (e.g.- friendly forces location, time to attack, direction of enemy, etc) or to create a smokescreen to obscure vision. Later projectiles include bomblet, anti-personnel land mine, flechette, Krasnopol precision-guided munition (PGM), communication jammer, and extended range HE using rocket assistance (RAP). The Hotchkiss gun was extremely portable, with a 116 pound tube and 220 pound carriage that could be broken down for transportation on pack saddles. However, despite its simplicity, low cost, and effectives (so easy a young child could use it) the concept was not adopted until 1929 by the International Conference for Saving of Life at Sea Treaty (SOLAS). This fuze is a DEMIL one that went thru the furnace to remove the energetic materials, and then stored outside for a long time. Tank ammunition: 120 mm and 105 mm.
Lighter equipment or personnel will not overcome the spring system of the mine and actuate the fuze. On 4 March 2023, as part of a larger military aid package, the US Pentagon announced it would provide an unspecified number of artillery shells, including Soviet-era 122-mm rounds that the US does not produce. Good ink markings on the base indicating suitable for use in Howitzer M2A2, M103 and M137. 1 live, 1 inert BOTH for $35.00 (View Picture) 10095F- 20 x 110 Hispano empty case Headstamp M21A1B1 NECO 1943- $10.00 10095G- 20 x 110 Hispano- RARE ALUMINUM CASE CIRCA 1945
But in 1978, the Army decided to withdraw the vehicle from the active inventory, 6 with a plan to use some 330 vehicles as non-firing training tanks at the new National Training Center. 3- Scarce M14B4 steel case made with a heavy steel base with the sides made of spiral wrapped sheet steel. Initially the round used a coiled brass case, but in 1891 a drawn brass case was introduced, all of the known examples being made in this year by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co, as a result of which the cartridge is sometimes referred to as the 37 mm Winchester
These can be fired from any of the standard grenade launchers, and the grenade launching cartridge ignites a propelling charge in the rear tube of the signal which acts as a rocket to gain a height of about 600 feet. The maximum ranges was about 7,500 yards. In response to calls to replace the M41 light tank and the M56 self-propelled tank gun, the Army initiated a program in 1961 to develop an armored vehicle that could perform both the airborne and cavalry roles. Artillery rounds: 155 mm and 105 mm. Tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missiles.
Even amid a shortage, Ukraine is firing some 7,700 shells per day, or roughly one every six seconds, according to a Ukrainian military official who spoke on the condition See photo for details. The M15 Drill cartridge used a bronze body while the M15B1 used a malleable iron or steel body. According to the minister, they have already been tested. Some African and Middle Eastern countries, which have received weapons and ammunition from Russia over the years, also have stocks of those shells. $125.00 (View Picture)
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The ammunition is interchangeable with that used with other 152mm guns, although the more modern ones also have a third, much larger cartridge. These were used with the International Flare Signal and Kilgore Model 52 flare guns, and probably all the other heavy 37mm flare guns with barrels about 8 inches long. A millimeter, or millimetre, is a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. Some are a solid metal pieces machined to the proper size, others use regular type cases and projectiles with inert fillers, and others use nylon or other materials as substitutes. Reportedly Bannermans Island had many cases of these at one time, removed by Val Forgett, founder of Navy Arms. Tip of projectile has metal (brass?) The countries that still have stocks of Soviet-standard 152mm and 122mm rounds are largely former Soviet republics, many of which are hesitant to sell to Ukraine because of their ties with Russia. That raises the stakes for Ukraine to retake a lot of territory soon because a long war would likely favor Russia. This ammunition was made with only two types of projectiles: a high-explosive antitank multipurpose projectile with tracer (HEAT-T-MP) and the inert target practice projectile with tracer (TP-T) which is a ballistic match for the HEAT-T-MP round. Price for Kilgore GR-52 line throwing pistol and one fired case is $265.00 (View Picture), 7736 WW2 U.S. NAVY 3/50 COMMON MARK 3 Mod 5 BL&P ROUND- ORIGNAL PAINT - This is one of the very few rounds we have encountered with the original early paint. Few of these actually reached the field during the War, but the are considered to be Civil War era anyway. IN CARTONS
Theoretically, the approval number should allow dating these to within a five year period corresponding with the date of USCG approval under section section 160.040 covering life saving appliances. $20.00 (View Picture), 18430 French 10.5cm Model 1913 Schneider Howitzer brass case- (105 x 390mmR) - In the early 1900s, the French company Schneider et Cie working with the Russian Putilov firm developed a gun using the Russian 107 mm round, featuring an interrupted screw breech that swung to the side. $50.00 (View Picture), **SOLD** 20951 USAF AC-130 GUNSHIP 105mm HOWITZER CARTRIDGE (CASE AND PROJECTILE)- Adopted prior to WW2, the 105mm Howitzer has been the workhorse of the field artillery ever since. CART. The propelling charge is not adjustable. This is an unloaded round, never marked, but when loaded it would have yellow markings including a row of yellow diamonds stenciled approximately 3.50 inches behind the nose, and nomenclature, lot numbers, and loading data. Every 5/38 case should have one of these (or a similar plug made from cork) to give the correct unfired appearance. The purpose of the gift is to strengthen Ukraines defense capabilities, which sought help in response to the concentration of Russias significant military potential near Ukraines borders, the Czech Defense Ministry said. They were mounted on pedestal type mounts, usually open with no shield. Hawkinsons book indicates that was the purpose of the T19 case but I cannot find anything about the T99 Gun I think these are all related to developments for the 76mm Gun M7 used on tank destroyers, but am not sure. $75.00 (View Picture), 23391 U.S. ANTI TANK MINE, Practice, Heavy, M20- MINT! Hole drilled in side of case to demil and unload it. One steel fuze protector nose cap, used excellent. INERT- no flammable or explosive components. The fuze easily unscrews from the projectile and component parts can be disassembled to show they are free of energetic material, rendering this INERT. This was developed by taking the base dimensions of the 20x102, but stretching the case length to the maximum which the Hispano could handle. Projectile rotating band has a token demil torch cut, but display with that at the back and it still looks pretty impressive. The best part is that this only weighs 3 or 4 pounds and can be mailed pretty cheaply compared to a real (but inert) steel projectile. Eventually they were mounted in some (but not all) P-38 Lightning and P-61 Black Widow fighters, the B-29 Superfortress, and mainly in the Navys F4U-1C Corsair and later post-war Navy fighters.
$225.00 (View Picture), 21921 -SCARCE WW1 ERA U.S. 3 INCH STOKES MORTAR PROJECTILE (81mm) (RELIC) - The 3 inch Stokes mortar was well known and widely used by the men of the A.E.F. Wish the condition were better, but Id also like to be 30 years younger. However, Ukrainian officials said they have noticed their enemy become increasingly conservative, a sign Russia may also be facing a shortage, the Washington Post reported. The tall central case is a U.S. 37 x 223mm Rimmed case M16, used in the .37mm anti-tank guns and as the main gun in the M3 and M5 light tanks. See photo for info on the grenades. $35.00 (View Picture), 17433 U.S. 75MM (75 x 272mmR) BRASS CASE M5A1 for M1A1 Pack Howitzers - Fired case, fine with primer intact, both primer and case dated 1944. Desperate For Artillery, Ukraine And Russia Are Reactivating Guns From The 1940s And 50s. Web0.5 rounds per minute. 152 mm to in conversion. The M18A3 cartridges are turned from steel and then chrome(?)plated. After the 5/38 was retired from service, most of the brass cases undoubtedly got scrapped, and they are pretty hard to find, especially with WW2 dates. According to the Washington Post, Ukrainian soldiers recycle unexploded ordinances in underground workshops across eastern Ukraine to create alternative munitions. Only stamped markings are on the rotating band GM-1-7-1953-30MM-T241. INERT- no flammable or explosive components. INERT- no flammable or explosive components.. $175.00 (View Picture), 302 81mm MORTAR PLASTIC SHIPPING TUBE- CHEAP! Some were shells which used only an explosive filler (black powder), while others were case shot which had the interior filled with lead balls in a sulfur or pitch matrix along with an explosive charge to yield more fragmentation effects. The steel primer is badly rusted and pitted, but the brass case is in pretty good shape. This is a 37mm cartridge with the case about 1 1/8 long and overall length of 7 1/8. These had a muzzle velocity of 3,000 feet per second. Web152 mm gun-howitzer M1955. When fired, the sabot/rotating band usually blew off on firing or impact, so they are rarely found on fired examples. Inkstamped markings on side of the case: 40mm L/70, DUMMY M851, GRT85G016-001. Condition as shown in the photos with some rust and pitting but overall a reasonable example. It was first observed by the west in 1955, at which time it was designated the M1955. 24-pounder long gun. But while the homemade munitions can replace artillery to bomb an immobile tank, theyre not a substitute for pinning down forces during an offensive or repelling an assault. 13549A- Publication 21- Civil War Field Gun Limber for all Carriages, 112pp- $30
This is the DVC-T 09-63/3, 122-mm PROJO, D462, USSR primarily used in training about improvised explosive devices. BOMB FUZE- M904E2 (VIETNAM ERA) FOR MARK 80 SERIES BOMBS- MINT! It has a 45-39mm tapered shape charge warhead and is by far the most common of the Anti-Tank types encountered. The same basic gun has been mounted on a variety of armored vehicle hulls (USMC AMTRACS; M4 Sherman hulls as the M7 Priest, or later M52 and M108 guns), and even mounted in the AC-130 Spectre gunships. saluting cartridges. ?-?, SHELL M1, FOR GUN T99. Fired primer is in place, no propelling charge in the case. $149.00 (View Picture), 461 105mm GUN FIBER SHIPPING TUBE FOR M728 APDS-T CARTRIDGE - About 35long by 6.25 diameter. Overall length about 7 inches, body diameter about 3.2 inches and 3.6 inches across the surface of the studs on the rotating band. 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The normal maximum range is 17.4km, RAP being farther. INERT- no flammable or explosive contents. Cap screws on/off and I think is missing an O-ring or something as it does not snug up tight, otherwise a big mean looking thing. This proved to be a successful design, and Schneider then decided to modified it for a French 105 mm round. - What you see is what you get. These fired a 6 pound projectile (duhh!) They have learned to survive and support each other under extreme circumstances, in bomb shelters and hospitals, destroyed apartment complexes and ruined marketplaces. All black is armor piercing, but that is a different projectile type. For a ton of info and photos on these, and many other WW1 era artillery items, check out http://www.lovettartillery.com/index.html. INERT- no flammable or explosive components. These are LIVE pyrotechnic signaling devices, not an explosive, but still need to be stored appropriately away from heat, etc. INERT. This has the flat pointed fuze and crimping groove adopted circa 1876 and the HOTCHKISS PATENT PARIS over the logo with his initial (BBH) stamped along the seam instead of on the base. INERT- No flammable or explosive components. Essentially, the chamber became a primitive form of a metallic cartridge. It was used only in the Mk 4 gunpod. Price for one cartridge $8.00 (View Picture), 22141 10 LINK, BELT, METALLIC, CAL .50 M2- ORIGNAL WW2- NEW OLD STOCK - Full original box of 10 links for the Browning .50 caliber machine guns. The M18A3 cartridges are turned from steel and then chrome(?)plated. Colored signals were more for signaling, but they did provide some illumination. $99.00 (View Picture), 21930 U.S. WW2 2.36 INCH BAZOOKA ROCKETS - The 2.36 Rocket Launchers were popularly called Bazookas for their resemblance to a fantasy musical instrument used by a comedian of the time. $135.00 (View Picture), 14585 U.S. NAVY 6 POUNDER CARTRIDGE CASE & PROJECTILE MADE BY WINCHESTER DATED 8-1897 - The 6 pounder rapid fire gun was widely used by the U.S. Navy from about 1884 to about 1920. container.style.maxWidth = container.style.minWidth + 'px'; PRAGUE, ($=21.86 Czech Korunas) The Czech Republic has approved a decision to donate thousands of 152-mm artillery ammunition to Ukraines armed forces, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, citing the Czech Ministry of Defense and mil.in.ua.Such a decision to donate 4,000 artillery shells to Ukraine was made by the Czech government on Headstamp date for initial manufacture is 1944. These are used for signaling (e.g.- friendly forces location, time to attack, direction of enemy, etc) or to create a smokescreen to obscure vision. Later projectiles include bomblet, anti-personnel land mine, flechette, Krasnopol precision-guided munition (PGM), communication jammer, and extended range HE using rocket assistance (RAP). The Hotchkiss gun was extremely portable, with a 116 pound tube and 220 pound carriage that could be broken down for transportation on pack saddles. However, despite its simplicity, low cost, and effectives (so easy a young child could use it) the concept was not adopted until 1929 by the International Conference for Saving of Life at Sea Treaty (SOLAS). This fuze is a DEMIL one that went thru the furnace to remove the energetic materials, and then stored outside for a long time. Tank ammunition: 120 mm and 105 mm.
Lighter equipment or personnel will not overcome the spring system of the mine and actuate the fuze. On 4 March 2023, as part of a larger military aid package, the US Pentagon announced it would provide an unspecified number of artillery shells, including Soviet-era 122-mm rounds that the US does not produce. Good ink markings on the base indicating suitable for use in Howitzer M2A2, M103 and M137. 1 live, 1 inert BOTH for $35.00 (View Picture) 10095F- 20 x 110 Hispano empty case Headstamp M21A1B1 NECO 1943- $10.00 10095G- 20 x 110 Hispano- RARE ALUMINUM CASE CIRCA 1945
But in 1978, the Army decided to withdraw the vehicle from the active inventory, 6 with a plan to use some 330 vehicles as non-firing training tanks at the new National Training Center. 3- Scarce M14B4 steel case made with a heavy steel base with the sides made of spiral wrapped sheet steel. Initially the round used a coiled brass case, but in 1891 a drawn brass case was introduced, all of the known examples being made in this year by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co, as a result of which the cartridge is sometimes referred to as the 37 mm Winchester
These can be fired from any of the standard grenade launchers, and the grenade launching cartridge ignites a propelling charge in the rear tube of the signal which acts as a rocket to gain a height of about 600 feet. The maximum ranges was about 7,500 yards. In response to calls to replace the M41 light tank and the M56 self-propelled tank gun, the Army initiated a program in 1961 to develop an armored vehicle that could perform both the airborne and cavalry roles. Artillery rounds: 155 mm and 105 mm. Tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missiles.
Even amid a shortage, Ukraine is firing some 7,700 shells per day, or roughly one every six seconds, according to a Ukrainian military official who spoke on the condition See photo for details. The M15 Drill cartridge used a bronze body while the M15B1 used a malleable iron or steel body. According to the minister, they have already been tested. Some African and Middle Eastern countries, which have received weapons and ammunition from Russia over the years, also have stocks of those shells. $125.00 (View Picture)
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The ammunition is interchangeable with that used with other 152mm guns, although the more modern ones also have a third, much larger cartridge. These were used with the International Flare Signal and Kilgore Model 52 flare guns, and probably all the other heavy 37mm flare guns with barrels about 8 inches long. A millimeter, or millimetre, is a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. Some are a solid metal pieces machined to the proper size, others use regular type cases and projectiles with inert fillers, and others use nylon or other materials as substitutes. Reportedly Bannermans Island had many cases of these at one time, removed by Val Forgett, founder of Navy Arms. Tip of projectile has metal (brass?) The countries that still have stocks of Soviet-standard 152mm and 122mm rounds are largely former Soviet republics, many of which are hesitant to sell to Ukraine because of their ties with Russia. That raises the stakes for Ukraine to retake a lot of territory soon because a long war would likely favor Russia. This ammunition was made with only two types of projectiles: a high-explosive antitank multipurpose projectile with tracer (HEAT-T-MP) and the inert target practice projectile with tracer (TP-T) which is a ballistic match for the HEAT-T-MP round. Price for Kilgore GR-52 line throwing pistol and one fired case is $265.00 (View Picture), 7736 WW2 U.S. NAVY 3/50 COMMON MARK 3 Mod 5 BL&P ROUND- ORIGNAL PAINT - This is one of the very few rounds we have encountered with the original early paint. Few of these actually reached the field during the War, but the are considered to be Civil War era anyway. IN CARTONS
Theoretically, the approval number should allow dating these to within a five year period corresponding with the date of USCG approval under section section 160.040 covering life saving appliances. $20.00 (View Picture), 18430 French 10.5cm Model 1913 Schneider Howitzer brass case- (105 x 390mmR) - In the early 1900s, the French company Schneider et Cie working with the Russian Putilov firm developed a gun using the Russian 107 mm round, featuring an interrupted screw breech that swung to the side. $50.00 (View Picture), **SOLD** 20951 USAF AC-130 GUNSHIP 105mm HOWITZER CARTRIDGE (CASE AND PROJECTILE)- Adopted prior to WW2, the 105mm Howitzer has been the workhorse of the field artillery ever since. CART. The propelling charge is not adjustable. This is an unloaded round, never marked, but when loaded it would have yellow markings including a row of yellow diamonds stenciled approximately 3.50 inches behind the nose, and nomenclature, lot numbers, and loading data. Every 5/38 case should have one of these (or a similar plug made from cork) to give the correct unfired appearance. The purpose of the gift is to strengthen Ukraines defense capabilities, which sought help in response to the concentration of Russias significant military potential near Ukraines borders, the Czech Defense Ministry said. They were mounted on pedestal type mounts, usually open with no shield. Hawkinsons book indicates that was the purpose of the T19 case but I cannot find anything about the T99 Gun I think these are all related to developments for the 76mm Gun M7 used on tank destroyers, but am not sure. $75.00 (View Picture), 23391 U.S. ANTI TANK MINE, Practice, Heavy, M20- MINT! Hole drilled in side of case to demil and unload it. One steel fuze protector nose cap, used excellent. INERT- no flammable or explosive components. The fuze easily unscrews from the projectile and component parts can be disassembled to show they are free of energetic material, rendering this INERT. This was developed by taking the base dimensions of the 20x102, but stretching the case length to the maximum which the Hispano could handle. Projectile rotating band has a token demil torch cut, but display with that at the back and it still looks pretty impressive. The best part is that this only weighs 3 or 4 pounds and can be mailed pretty cheaply compared to a real (but inert) steel projectile. Eventually they were mounted in some (but not all) P-38 Lightning and P-61 Black Widow fighters, the B-29 Superfortress, and mainly in the Navys F4U-1C Corsair and later post-war Navy fighters.
$225.00 (View Picture), 21921 -SCARCE WW1 ERA U.S. 3 INCH STOKES MORTAR PROJECTILE (81mm) (RELIC) - The 3 inch Stokes mortar was well known and widely used by the men of the A.E.F. Wish the condition were better, but Id also like to be 30 years younger. However, Ukrainian officials said they have noticed their enemy become increasingly conservative, a sign Russia may also be facing a shortage, the Washington Post reported. The tall central case is a U.S. 37 x 223mm Rimmed case M16, used in the .37mm anti-tank guns and as the main gun in the M3 and M5 light tanks. See photo for info on the grenades. $35.00 (View Picture), 17433 U.S. 75MM (75 x 272mmR) BRASS CASE M5A1 for M1A1 Pack Howitzers - Fired case, fine with primer intact, both primer and case dated 1944. Desperate For Artillery, Ukraine And Russia Are Reactivating Guns From The 1940s And 50s. Web0.5 rounds per minute. 152 mm to in conversion. The M18A3 cartridges are turned from steel and then chrome(?)plated. After the 5/38 was retired from service, most of the brass cases undoubtedly got scrapped, and they are pretty hard to find, especially with WW2 dates. According to the Washington Post, Ukrainian soldiers recycle unexploded ordinances in underground workshops across eastern Ukraine to create alternative munitions. Only stamped markings are on the rotating band GM-1-7-1953-30MM-T241. INERT- no flammable or explosive components. INERT- no flammable or explosive components.. $175.00 (View Picture), 302 81mm MORTAR PLASTIC SHIPPING TUBE- CHEAP! Some were shells which used only an explosive filler (black powder), while others were case shot which had the interior filled with lead balls in a sulfur or pitch matrix along with an explosive charge to yield more fragmentation effects. The steel primer is badly rusted and pitted, but the brass case is in pretty good shape. This is a 37mm cartridge with the case about 1 1/8 long and overall length of 7 1/8. These had a muzzle velocity of 3,000 feet per second. Web152 mm gun-howitzer M1955. When fired, the sabot/rotating band usually blew off on firing or impact, so they are rarely found on fired examples. Inkstamped markings on side of the case: 40mm L/70, DUMMY M851, GRT85G016-001. Condition as shown in the photos with some rust and pitting but overall a reasonable example. It was first observed by the west in 1955, at which time it was designated the M1955. 24-pounder long gun. But while the homemade munitions can replace artillery to bomb an immobile tank, theyre not a substitute for pinning down forces during an offensive or repelling an assault. 13549A- Publication 21- Civil War Field Gun Limber for all Carriages, 112pp- $30
This is the DVC-T 09-63/3, 122-mm PROJO, D462, USSR primarily used in training about improvised explosive devices. BOMB FUZE- M904E2 (VIETNAM ERA) FOR MARK 80 SERIES BOMBS- MINT! It has a 45-39mm tapered shape charge warhead and is by far the most common of the Anti-Tank types encountered. The same basic gun has been mounted on a variety of armored vehicle hulls (USMC AMTRACS; M4 Sherman hulls as the M7 Priest, or later M52 and M108 guns), and even mounted in the AC-130 Spectre gunships. saluting cartridges. ?-?, SHELL M1, FOR GUN T99. Fired primer is in place, no propelling charge in the case. $149.00 (View Picture), 461 105mm GUN FIBER SHIPPING TUBE FOR M728 APDS-T CARTRIDGE - About 35long by 6.25 diameter. Overall length about 7 inches, body diameter about 3.2 inches and 3.6 inches across the surface of the studs on the rotating band. 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