Thanks again, the smaller Soviet APFSDS items seem to be very difficult to find.
Dave.
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Thanks again, the smaller Soviet APFSDS items seem to be very difficult to find.
Dave.
Went to a very small militaria show on Sunday, less than 25 tables. Still, not so bad. The case for M14s with empty containers set me back $25, and I bought the 37mm just because I'd never seen one of the training rounds that size before. It has the typical hole in the case and wooden block inside, a banged up case but not so bad. I've been wanting to pick up a 504 for a long time now, but never got around to it. This one was held by a guy I've known for a long time, he looks to be on the decline and is getting rid of some stuff, so I took the plunge.
CDM-1A - Convoy Defense Mechanism It mounted in rows along the sides of 2 1/2 ton trucks, etc. The document on this is great, shows the test pieces where they trialed claymores, then multi-barreled shotgun concepts and then settled on these. 1 oz of C4 per, dozens around the vehicle. The doc says that quite a few were sent to Vietnam for testing in the field, but this was the first I'd heard of it.
I would probably describe it as a rocket boosted recoiless projectile, but that is just based on the construction. It is another variation of the 70mm that we discussed a few months ago, I have no documentation yet on this variation. The projectile looks nearly identical to another I posted earlier, but with no external central piece from the rear.
How many of these actually have all matching components? That is the serial numbers on the J-Feder, box and pamplet all match up?
I seen some that do and a number that don't and a number missing bits - considering that most of these were never used (?), one would think they all would have matching serial numbers?
Cheers
Drew
Here's a picture of my J-Feeder in situation and functioning........Pat
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As mentioned previously, we do a lot of training with different groups at all levels. A number of our regional folks have taken advantage of this to request specific training, some have done numerous sessions to slowly build a specific knowledge baseline. As part of this we had a training day last week where they had requested the opportunity to use some of their diagnostic equipment against ordnance targets. Thought I would share a few of the images.
SLICS opens to the public this morning. Plenty of good ordnance pieces. For those who arrive early to set up tables and begin trading in the hotel rooms it started several days ago, it has already been a great show, I have gotten a couple of fantastic items, many good items and have seen many more that have ended up in other collections, to include at least 2-3 members of the forum. My best purchases have been US, have seen some nice foreign pieces as well, to include some interesting Jap pieces. I'll try and take a few show pics later today if I can break loose, pics of my finds will be posted later. Anyone attending can stop by to dump your stuff and relax for a bit, we have two tables left of center as you enter, two thirds of the way back. Just look for the ordnance books.