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Another tungsten carbide AP core!

Depotman

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Thanks to all those who answered my previous tungsten carbide AP core query - but how about this one? It's 150mm long and 31mm dia. Trevor
 

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Surface cutter !

Sorry to dissapoint you Depotman but I am about 99% sure you have a genuine "road breaking" projectile there !

There is a very old thread that I cannot find about these "Tips" that are used on the road surface cutting machines, yours looks like an old model due to the length-I expect it does not weigh very much either as the TC will only extend into the holder by about 10 to 15 mm's
 
Sorry to dissapoint you Depotman but I am about 99% sure you have a genuine "road breaking" projectile there !

There is a very old thread that I cannot find about these "Tips" that are used on the road surface cutting machines, yours looks like an old model due to the length-I expect it does not weigh very much either as the TC will only extend into the holder by about 10 to 15 mm's
Wow - have I got an "AP-M25"?! It's quite heavy at about 800g and the C of G is fairly central, implying that the TC core goes in a long way. I'll see what I can 'Google'.
 
I've got a very similar piece I picked up here in the US - also from rock-breaking equipment. Can't say its the same, but looks very close.
 
You can see the comparison, as well as many differences. We used to see a couple of these a year in different shapes, for a long time we thought they were penetrators.
 

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Ap m25 !

Sorry Depotman I still think it is an "AP M25" as you nicely put it and one of the things that tell me it is a "machine tip" is also the securing groove at the rear of the body as these are usually fairly deep to fit a large steel loop ring around them to hold them in place in the machine head.

Still if nothing else it has a scrap value which is why they are not often found.
 
Very tempted to sell it on Specialist Auctions under Militaria, Ordnance and Related - but won't!
Thanks for all the info.
Trevor
 
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