Nismosonic
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
I'm a well known collector in local vicinity and as such an x member of HM armed forces showed me some photos of remains of a penetrator from an APDS round he had found in Iraq, I advised him that under current law no AP ammo is allowed to be kept privately, but more worrying is fact that the projectile didn't look like tungsten, and by level of oxidation was possibly depleted uranium.
This stuff is Extremely TOXIC and highly dangerous, upon oxidation it looks similar to zinc or aluminium, white powdery coating, if then ingested or breathed in will cause illness.
The person never brought items in photos back to U.K.
The reason I posted this is to warn all that may have projectiles, they MAY be depleted uranium if quite modern, close contact is very dangerous and may cause severe illnesses.
There is plenty on here about the safety side of things regarding explosives and the dangers that may come from these goes without saying, if you have any projectiles especially AP or APDS be careful and ensure they are not DU.
Hope ok to post this, done for reasons highlighting dangers of DU, as not seen here, if not delete and drop me a message please.
I'm a well known collector in local vicinity and as such an x member of HM armed forces showed me some photos of remains of a penetrator from an APDS round he had found in Iraq, I advised him that under current law no AP ammo is allowed to be kept privately, but more worrying is fact that the projectile didn't look like tungsten, and by level of oxidation was possibly depleted uranium.
This stuff is Extremely TOXIC and highly dangerous, upon oxidation it looks similar to zinc or aluminium, white powdery coating, if then ingested or breathed in will cause illness.
The person never brought items in photos back to U.K.
The reason I posted this is to warn all that may have projectiles, they MAY be depleted uranium if quite modern, close contact is very dangerous and may cause severe illnesses.
There is plenty on here about the safety side of things regarding explosives and the dangers that may come from these goes without saying, if you have any projectiles especially AP or APDS be careful and ensure they are not DU.
Hope ok to post this, done for reasons highlighting dangers of DU, as not seen here, if not delete and drop me a message please.