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This may be of interest to someone. Dave....

The Home Office are attempting to tackle the recent 33% rise in firearms offences. They are currently holding a consultation via a survey. The page...

Good morning allI have a little problem with identification.I am thinking of a Romanian 53mm.Does anyone have documentation and information on the...

I have been asked for information about the piece in the pictures (which are the only ones I have). It does not look quite right to me, not a fake...

Got a nice No:199 IV fuze dated RL4/37 but also dated RL1/38 on the same ring, why the two dates? Unfortunately the fuze is missing the nose cone...

was lucky to find 2 of these nice boxes.very rarely see these but we must have used thousands of them so dont know where they all went

I have never seen this one before, can anyone help with the identification?

Hello all, I have a Switch No.5 Mk.1 pressure and the safety pin is missing. In the interest of keeping things as original as possible does...

Hello friends, Does anybody know if its possible to find decent No.5 filler plugs for sale in nice condition. I have a No.5 that is immaculate but...

For those interested in grenade assembly, herewith an image from a Scottish munitions factory, summer of 1918. It's a bit different from the usual...

I think this is a German/Norwegian wooden AP mine. The mine is unmarked but it is IMO identical to the mine shown here: ...

One of my bucket list rounds which i will hopefully acquire in the distant future, much further into the future than i think. Just wondering how rare...

Hello, Now this website (DigitaltMuseum) is well known by bocn members but I'm always amazed every time I go on this. Very exotic and original...

I have lost the info i had on this Czech shell 7.6cm M5 (8cm vz17), I have" Universal shell" in my mind ??, also a photo of the fuze would be a good...

Hello, Herewith a common 37mm canister model 1908 but it's the first time I see the groove on the body. I never paid attention to this detail. I...

Here is something for sale on ebay in the US. They give its dimensions as 3 X 16 inches. I do not recognize the markings, but I thought some of you...

I have had these French 37mm Model 1885 rounds for some time and never been sure if they are drill/dummy or just home made wooden heads. The lack of...

Who can translate the texts 1 to 4 from japanese to English for me? Thanks in advance, Regards, DJH

Two new items I need help with, please. Firstly,a 20mm FF - can any one tell me why it has 3 colours on it? Blue/yellow/green.Dated 1941. Presume...

Cutaway model of a French 7,5cm High explosive shell for the famous M1897 field gun, converted into a shaped charge shell type B (HL/B) for the...

Does anyone have images or additional information on the range of riot control grenades and devices manufactured by the Brazilian company Condor Non...

Its not like me to clean cases, but i cleaned these 5 only to pass some time, note the 8 re-load punch marks on the 1889 case, anyone know best way...

Sent to me for identification, a .303 round, bullet length is 33.58mm, 227.3 grains, 7.85mm diameter, the bullet is magnetic and has a styalised M on...

Hello, A rainy winter day, so I spent time on Digitaltmuseum and I found grenades, sometimes with strange and maybe wrong references. These...

I finally finished marking my large bore WW2 American AP shot/shell/projectiles. When originally produced it was all required to have prominent...

I thought to post a few pictures of an early production British 13pdr shrapnel round for the field gun introduced into service in 1905. The...

The pictured case turned up recently, probably made in 1908 or 1913, and has me baffled. I can read a little Cyrillic, but some of the characters on...