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Fellow collectors any ideas?

ordman

ordman

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Heres one for you
found this at a gun show
it measures 16-3/8" high
4-3/8" in diameter
the only mark other than inspectors marks is the flamming bomb
ordnance mark
Single solid rotaing band
copper sealed base
and it's fuze well is 2"

I'm thinking late WW2 -Korea

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Nice projo

Very interesting projectile-did the fuze come with it as I have seen those before. see attached

I have also seen the flaming bomb before but cannot remember on what type of projectile I saw it?

The two crimping grooves might suggest a tank shell but then it has a small band which makes me doubt it is for tank use.
 

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No the fuze did not come with it just used it to show that it was the larger diameter
well
 
Hi,
Isn't the flaming bomb symbol just the U.S. military ownership mark? I have this symbol on ammo boxes and bayonets
Tony
 
Don't know if its related or not, but the US developed a 110mm cartridge in about the 50-60s timeframe. I used to have a well marked projectile in the case but traded it off about 12 years ago. The only documentation I have on it was in a concept paper that discussed the "proposed new family of Artillery" which included a 110mm, 156mm and the 175mm. I don't remember if the case was crimped or not, I'll have to look and see if I have any old photos here with me.
 
Just looked at the remainder of your photos (get a better camera), your projo is 1930s or earlier. The bottom is a copper plate with lead pounded into a circular groove to hold it in place. This was used before we started welding the thin sheet metal plate on the base for HE rounds. We stopped doing that in about 1930-35. Sorry, its not the 110mm.
 
Thanks that narrows it down as to a time frame
one more piece of the puzzle to work from
Then it used a fuze with a booster it would seem.
I can't do much about my camera right now.
I'll get all the nomenclature off the thing and pass it on
Maybe there's a clue as to what it is.
Thanks for your help
 
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