Hello,
I have just obtained a rusty old projectile and need a bit of help to ID it. It weighs 2.8kg (6.2lb), is 56mm (2.2 inches) in diameter, 170mm (6.7inches) long. The circular indentation in the base is 25mm wide, around 6mm deep, and is 15mm in from the edge of the base. The small hole in the very centre is about 3 - 4mm wide.
The guy I got it off said he found it in the sand dunes at Raglan (on the west coast of the North Island, south of Auckland), years ago. Does anyone have any knowledge of military activity in this area that would account for this ending up in the sand dunes ?
Thanks, any info would be gratefully received.
I have just obtained a rusty old projectile and need a bit of help to ID it. It weighs 2.8kg (6.2lb), is 56mm (2.2 inches) in diameter, 170mm (6.7inches) long. The circular indentation in the base is 25mm wide, around 6mm deep, and is 15mm in from the edge of the base. The small hole in the very centre is about 3 - 4mm wide.
The guy I got it off said he found it in the sand dunes at Raglan (on the west coast of the North Island, south of Auckland), years ago. Does anyone have any knowledge of military activity in this area that would account for this ending up in the sand dunes ?
Thanks, any info would be gratefully received.