Thanks everyone ill try those sites,fully understand it being difficult with b/w pics
I have just been given a photo of my great uncle who served in the duke of wellingtons regt ,we know he was awarded the MM which i guess is the...
Great document Opanapointer..thank you
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I have the same problems both here and on ww2talk for a long time now,pain in the butt when your wanting to follow a post as i sometimes have to...
Artillery projectiles are the only type ive physically seen it used on
Its actually part of an American designed fuze,The top thin metal cone has broken or rotted away ,They are often found in this condition,,I cant...
Roman ?? is that best ya can do skipper :D found this mid stoneage flint whilst digging out a trench mortar does this count
Nice item .my opinion its a 25lb armour piercing shot that has a tracer element ,now removed .the AP shot for the 25pdr weighs 11.3kg . .but if...
small english civil war period cannon ball
The fuze is a ww1 British No101 impact fuze used with the 18pdr field gun and others . The 101 E was introduced into service in 1916 and declared...
These practice bombs are often mis identified as mortar rounds,the easiest way to tell the difference is look closely between the tail fins, if...
USA practice airdropped bomb ,would have/could still contain a spotting charge
Try my ordnance website it has members from all over the world they may be able to help you British Ordnance Collectors Network - Inert Ordnance...
Your friend found this on a battlefield ??? I do not think this is ww2 ,are you sure it was not a training area as this looks to be the spigot...
Heres my SD-1 and SD-2 (butterfly) unfortunately i dont have the wings for the butterfly ,but gives you some idea how small these units are
From the description and measurements these sound like "Lazy Dog" bomblets.An anti personnel weapon developed in the 1950s.These are a simple...
I work in explosive ordnance clearance attatched to Royal Engineers.After ww2 a lot of Ukranian displaced persons and ex POWs did Ordnance...
The first charges were officially called "charge Demolition,Beehive Cratering Mk I" these had legs that were fixed in place,this evolved into the...
