frijoles108
Well-Known Member
Hello again guys,
This will be the first amongst a few other posts in upcoming days of a few large calibre items i just acquired! The first up to bat is a 8 inch projectile. Let me first go through what I know and what I have found out.
- It is 100 percent american as it has the flaming bomb symbol stamped below the makers mark
- the makers mark is the initials USCIP&F CO. I researched this and it appears to be the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company. You can see the photo of these initials with the flaming bomb underneath it where I had to remove some of the paint someone threw on it a long time ago to look nice, as they had done so with the other ones i got in this grouping.
That is all I know for now. I also have included photos of the enormous booster of fuze that screws into the projectile, and it has no marks on it. I did also see what appears to be some lot numbers underneath the thick paint should i remove the paint there also to see if there is a date code hidden in there? Im trying to figure out the era of this projectile. The design of it seems to indicate to me ww1 era as it doesn't seem to have the more streamline measures that were taken in american designs of larger calibres by that era, although I would love your input. I also did research on the company related to ammo production and it only mentions that it was retooled for production during ww2, but i can't find anything to indicate whether or not it was helping with the war effort in ww1, as the company was founded in 1899.
Regards!
Ben
ps the white stuff on the side of the shell is quick dry oil
This will be the first amongst a few other posts in upcoming days of a few large calibre items i just acquired! The first up to bat is a 8 inch projectile. Let me first go through what I know and what I have found out.
- It is 100 percent american as it has the flaming bomb symbol stamped below the makers mark
- the makers mark is the initials USCIP&F CO. I researched this and it appears to be the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company. You can see the photo of these initials with the flaming bomb underneath it where I had to remove some of the paint someone threw on it a long time ago to look nice, as they had done so with the other ones i got in this grouping.
That is all I know for now. I also have included photos of the enormous booster of fuze that screws into the projectile, and it has no marks on it. I did also see what appears to be some lot numbers underneath the thick paint should i remove the paint there also to see if there is a date code hidden in there? Im trying to figure out the era of this projectile. The design of it seems to indicate to me ww1 era as it doesn't seem to have the more streamline measures that were taken in american designs of larger calibres by that era, although I would love your input. I also did research on the company related to ammo production and it only mentions that it was retooled for production during ww2, but i can't find anything to indicate whether or not it was helping with the war effort in ww1, as the company was founded in 1899.
Regards!
Ben
ps the white stuff on the side of the shell is quick dry oil
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