Either of these military please?

[Ringo]

am detecting next to an englsh airfield. the first is 1944. the second has the word Barnacle on the switch

thanks!

 

[Richard709]

Hi, The first looks to be a No 12 primer from a 40mm bofors.
Richard

 

[jonnyc]

The "Barnacle" bit looks like a radiator cap.

 

[Ringo]

Thanks for the replies!

I can't edit the photos so will have to start a new thread.By the way,the top item has on it:

12 II AW3AY
Q
91B
3CY 3 44

if helps

thanks again!

 

[NickW]

am detecting next to an englsh airfield. the first is 1944. the second has the word Barnacle on the switch thanks!

The "Barnacle" item is a vintage motor car tax disc holder - it appears to be chrome plated, so that would make it post 1920s (Nickel plate before mid 20s) and I believe they were a popular accessory item up to the 1950s. The name is from a sales pitch that they stuck to the windscreen as well as the shell does to a rock and did not fall off when going over bumps. The centre steel piece was threaded and ran through a fixed nut below the chrome shell and pulled a rubber suction cup to create a vacuum seal against the windscreen - it would have had a bakelite (later plastic) knob on it to operate it.