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Auction lot coming up for sale. ID needed please

waffenamt

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Hi chaps,as the topic title says...

Do any of you lads know what these are?,left to right if possible.

cheers

waff
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Hi Waff, OK this is only a long shot, but I hope fairly accurate-if the others all pitch in you should get a fairly good idea of what is there.
2 x 3.7 AA Cases-look unfilled/unused
2 x 40/60 Bofors complete
1 x 75 mm Field case (American/French?)
1 x 3.5 in 25 pounder HE Projectile
1 x either 3.7 or 4.5 inch Projectile HE
1 X fired 75 MM APCBC less Ballistic cap
1 x 105 mm Howitzer case
1 x 18 pounder Shrapnel shell
1 x 3 pounder round 1WW ??
2 x 40 mm 2 pounder cases
1 x 40 mm Pom Pom case
As for the other bits it is very hard to identify them, but it is a nice little collection of goodies and if they are at the right price I hope you get them !
Good luck.:woohoo:
 
Re:Auction lot coming up for sale. ID needed pleas

Hi Chris and thank you for that very informative answer.
The items are out of the country,i got the tip from a pal of mine.I kinda hoped there was some german amongst the cases,but never mind!

again thanks,

best

waff
 
Hi Waf

The two bombs are British 10 or 11.5 lb Practice Bombs - only distinguishable by weight.

Regards

eodda
 
Re:Auction lot coming up for sale. ID needed pleas

Ok and thanks for the extra info eodda.

best

waff
 
the aircraft bomb on its nose is a british 25lb practice bomb and the white one is I beleve a british 20lb frag bomb
 
Re:Auction lot coming up for sale. ID needed pleas

jayteepee_1999 wrote:
the bomb on its nose is a 25lb practice bomb

You mean on its tail!;)

Thanks,but i think the auction closed a while back.It was in Canada so i might have had fun with customs.


best

waff
 
the grey looking one on its nose is the 25lb aircraft bomb - the wronf forum msg was a reply to anotherr item to another person - my privious quote stands
 
Re:Identification

Hi sorry should have given diamentions they are Max Dia = 50M/M
Height = 25M/M
Thread = 3x12M/M
Total height inc threaded portion = 40M/M
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Re:Re ident

Well Done yes its the nose switch fromthe (55)A fuze
 
Re:Re ident

This book may be of interest to members Re fuzes.
German air-dropped weapons to 1945. Wolfgang Fiescher.

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