Hello all,
I've always thought that this was the primer for a large shell. Being curious I cut it in half with a hacksaw, (this was 25 years ago)! and ground it down with a belt sander, not the way I would approach it these days.
I'd be very grateful if anyone can ID it for me? Unfortunately the other half was discarded without making a note of the full markings. The M on the side makes me suspect it was from a navy case. I have a complete 4.5" case with a similar looking device inside but cant remove it as I don't have the correct tool and am not going to damage that one.
Many thanks,
navyman.
I've always thought that this was the primer for a large shell. Being curious I cut it in half with a hacksaw, (this was 25 years ago)! and ground it down with a belt sander, not the way I would approach it these days.
I'd be very grateful if anyone can ID it for me? Unfortunately the other half was discarded without making a note of the full markings. The M on the side makes me suspect it was from a navy case. I have a complete 4.5" case with a similar looking device inside but cant remove it as I don't have the correct tool and am not going to damage that one.
Many thanks,
navyman.