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You could possibly turn up some wood dowels on the lathe and paint them with copper coloured paint for dummy projectiles. Just an idea.
 
Hi Falcon, yes i had that in mind and it would keep the weight down as a 150 round belt would be a bit on the heavy side.
Cheers
Andy
 
Nice find .
The feed belts i've seen,including from B-24s in Australia have been made of a nickel or stainless type metal.Have seen some from burnt crash sites that have only had tarnishing ,no rust or corrosion.
As Rick said CLR should work ,or a mild hydrochloric acid (ie,spirit of salts) , if its not the same thing. just don't breathe the fumes!

cheers
Bob
 
Hi Bob, yes its been laying in water for many years but still flexible, i am looking for a container big enough to put it in at the moment so can treat it.
Cheers
Andy
 
Hi Tony, it had crossed my mind but i recon i would be in the dog house for a while:tinysmile_cry_t2:
Andy
 
Nice chute there. I remember a Belgium guy who had loads of .50 rounds for sale, in found condition, and live. they were around 2 euro a piece, and this is how the look after some clt, all original paint on the tips too.
 

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Thanks Ken, its something you don't see very often only in museums so i would like to display it in the corner of my room somehow with a belt of ammo.
Cheers
Andy
 
Andysarmoury said:
Thanks Ken, its something you don't see very often only in museums so i would like to display it in the corner of my room somehow with a belt of ammo.
Cheers
Andy
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You took the words out of my mouth Andy it is fit for a Museum ,well done as these ended up in scrap yards after the war . scarce and rare i would think ,
all you need is a .50 cal lol .
its funny in a way all the guys on here have there own museum in one way or another even me with my small collection :bigsmile:.
enough of my yarn very cool mate and a rare find .


cheers ken
 
Hi Ken, yes i always think of my room as a museum even the wife calls it that got a bit of everything from both wars, and would love a 50cal lol, i can remember my dad saying when he a young boy in the war a B17 came down in our village and all the kids were playing in and around it and even dragged a 50cl out but panicked and through it in a ditch I am still looking lol

Andy
 
Now that would be a cracking end to that story if you found the 50 cal good luck you never know Metal Detector !!! , i remember going to Edinburgh and Stirling Castles and they both have Military Museums and my son saying Dad you got one of them and that. its great !!!! also in the last house in Scotland they have some WW2 kit in the little museum free walk in and around i picked up an 18 pdr nice condition age patina , so we walked around , i was about 10 yards from the house and herd my son shouting Daddy you havent got one of these ,!!!! pissed myself he came running out with the shell lol kids are great lol what a red face though .

God luck on the .50 Ken
 
That would be a great after all these years but we live in hope, great story there ken, kids who would have them hey lol.
cheers
Andy
 
Andy

Do you own a metal detector ? If you do I can point you in the direction of an old WW2 air gunnery range that is packed full of .50cal heads. Give me a PM if you're interested.

Cheers

ww2digger
 
Hi Digger, thats one thing i don't own, but i am looking for bullets (heads) as you call them, if you have any you want to swap i would be interested.
Cheers
Andy
 
Hi, Just wondering if anybody can help as I am making up a 50cal belt is there any particular combination of Ap- ball -tracer and incendiary used

Andy
 
The belts i have are in there original configurtion (only new cloth) and were uese in aircraft, and are: 1 AP, 2 tracer, 2 incendiary. Maybe other configurations are used.
 
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