Favorite pieces in your collection?

[Spaceinvader]

Im guessing if they are factory inert there wouldnt be a DU core. But nevertheless very interesting. Anyone else got some cool stuff?

 

[SG500]

I can never work out which I like best with the shells, I like them all.
Sometimes I pick up the odd grenade when I can't find any shells.
All INERT.
Dave.

 

[dano1917]

Favorite german shell fuze ww1

By now my collection has more than a few WWI German shell fuzes. This Dopp Zc/91 for some reason or another is my favorite. I have nicer ones as you can see this one is a bit worse for wear. I seem to fondle it more than other fuzes and FRANKLY it makes me hot! They were used on 9cm shells. How about other collectors post up their favorite?? Might just see some damn interesting fuzes...Dano

 

[Spaceinvader]

Very nice stuff Dave, as always! Nice rare Shinkle grenade, and what are those 40mm rounds from?

And nice fuze Dano, just cause its worse for wear doesnt mean its not nice!

 

[DEADLINE222]

My favorite piece is probably the least popular in my collection. It is one of the ubiquitous cast, reproduction MK II bodies with an M228 fuze. All of the other tonnage is worthless scrap metal. My long, late father purchased the ''grenade'' for me at a surplus store twenty eight years ago. I was there with him that day, and it his only contribution to my amazing collection.

 

[Spaceinvader]

Very nice deadline, doesnt have to be interesting to be your favorite. What are those grenades from anyways? I have one also, and a baseball. Ive heard they are training grenades, throwing practice, knock-offs for tourists, but never found out what they actually are.

 

[SG500]

Better photos of the 40mm ones. I don't know much about Grenades I'm afraid.
I'm sure someone out there can add some more info on type/era etc.
Dave.

 

[pzgr40]

Shurely the one I would pick of my shelf as one of my all time favorites: The BLU-42.

Regards, DJH

 

[Bonnex]

Re SG500's photo of six grenades. For anybody puzzled about the grenade, second in on the top row, it is an experimental ARDECAR Grenade from the early 1950s. More properly it is the fuze that is experimental, the body of the grenade is not significant. It is essentially a clockwork time fuze with an optional impact function. The project was cancelled before any serious trials took place. I hate to use the term rare with munitions but only a dozen of this particular grenade were manufactured so it is probably justified.

ARDECAR Ltd (previously RD Cardiff Ltd) were the designers and manufacturers).

 

[DEADLINE222]

What are those grenades from anyways? I have one also, and a baseball. Ive heard they are training grenades, throwing practice, knock-offs for tourists, but never found out what they actually are.

All three paterns, commonly known as "pineapple, lemon and baseball" are complete civilian market facsimiles.

They are based on the practice grenades M-21, M-30 and M-69.

 

[SG500]

Shurely the one I would pick of my shelf as one of my all time favorites: The BLU-42.

Regards, DJH

DJH that's just wonderful, a brilliant piece of work. Thanks for showing it.
Dave.

 

[SG500]

Re SG500's photo of six grenades. For anybody puzzled about the grenade, second in on the top row, it is an experimental ARDECAR Grenade from the early 1950s. More properly it is the fuze that is experimental, the body of the grenade is not significant. It is essentially a clockwork time fuze with an optional impact function. The project was cancelled before any serious trials took place. I hate to use the term rare with munitions but only a dozen of this particular grenade were manufactured so it is probably justified.

ARDECAR Ltd (previously RD Cardiff Ltd) were the designers and manufacturers).

Thanks Norman, a few photos of the fuze.

Dave.

 

[hasag]

Different shots barrel CIWS used by employees only Spanish Armada
and no longer used in the new generation of ships.
Saludos

 

[SG500]

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Different shots barrel CIWS used by employees only Spanish Armada
and no longer used in the new generation of ships.
Saludos

NICE. I've never seen that variation of APDS.
Dave.

 

[US-Subs]

It is impossible to narrow down to one or two, or a hundred.... But here is one I'm pretty fond of. It is a 150mm Japanese mortar. For years I showed it to collectors and specialists, some thought it was fake, others not sure. No one that I have found has ever seen one, knows of another, or has any documentation, to include Japanese and Chinese ordnance specialists. Finally after years of searching I found a fuzzy picture of a similar one in a 1946 investigation document, simply marked "150mm Mortar". Then a picture of one showed up in a folder with a partial document titled 120mm and 150mm Naval Short Mortars. The document gives no hard data, and has no diagrams, so we don't even know if the photo belongs or not. Then about 5-6 years ago while doing research in the photo section of the US National Archives I found a picture taken just after the war, in Sasebo Arsenal. With no data it simply shows two of the projectiles packed in the shipping crate.

Mine is typically marked with matching markings on body and adapter, to include naval anchors.

 

[Spaceinvader]

That must be a incredibly rare piece US-subs. Very nice indeed!

 

[hasag]

Very nice piece, and congratulations on your long invertigacion was worth it.
Saludos
Enrique

 

[spotter]

These are the pieces i would say are my favorites,
17A fuze with zus40,,sectioned no36 grenade,,sectioned KB-1 submunition,,1980s 25pdr HE,,Sectioned British 3.5 Rocket and 12.8cm flak40 cartridge (surprisingly also my mums favourite she just scowls at everything else when she visits)

 

[Spaceinvader]

Thats very nice pieces, I have never heard of a 12.8cm Flak40. Im guessing those are scarce casings?

 

[pzgr40]

They are quite scarce. The 12,8 Flak 40 was mainly a static gun placed on the Flaktowers in major cities, as wall as Railway guns for mobile flak.
Here a cutaway model of the complete cartridge. Mine has a steel shellcase.

Regards, DJH