Sabot petal

[Hard-target]

Picked up this black rubberised sabot petal at a local arms fare . I think it's 120mm but can anyone confirm what it is please ? Many thanks

 

[Hard-target]

Are you all as stumped as I am ? I'm assuming because of its shape it's of the shell case variety rather than bag charge ? And being black it's a service round ?

 

[HAZORD]

Some measurements would be nice, length, any identifying lettering or marks, thickness of the body from bore to OD.

 

[BMG50]

It's not from a M829A1/2 uranium core sabot round.

 

[John P]

Is it a petal from a 120mm APFSDS?

 

[SG500]

Can you measure the circumference of the sabot, well, the third you have, and then with some basic sums we can work out the diameter to help clear that one up.

Dave.

 

[Hard-target]

Its 120mm ,or at least with the other two sections it Would be , and 400mm long , it has a rubberised coating .

 

[Hard-target]

Some more pics

 

[HAZORD]

The rubberized coating is to seal all the gasses off from getting between the petals and wedging them in the barrel.

 

[blu97]

Could be the German 120 mm DM 53

 

[Hard-target]

Could be the German 120 mm DM 53

i thought that too, and Jason in the states , but this one has holes in the upper collar , don't think the dm53 does , unless this is some variant. As rest of shape looks bang on

 

[blu97]

The DM 53 has holes in them.

 

[Hard-target]

Certainly looks like it on that image.

 

[HAZORD]

It makes sense that it would be the German one. You are in that part of the world, and none of the U.S. Manufactured ones that I have seen have the flats on the sides or holes through the front.

 

[AMMOTECHXT]

You're also in the right part of the world for the UK 120 mm APFSDS. The shot for the Challenger was painted black. 400 mm length is about right for that shot.