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Way off topic - Can someone identify this artillery shell case?

mbothnermbothner Posts: 762 ✭✭✭
edited February 4, 2017 9:07AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

I know there is a lot of smart people here so I thought maybe someone could identify what kind of shell this is and what shot it. I have had it since the late 1960's. It is 23 inches high and the base is 5 1/4 inches wide.

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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭

    Where is Rube when you need him?

    Send up the Rube signal

  • bronco2078bronco2078 Posts: 10,254 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 4, 2017 9:25AM

    how about 76mm 55 caliber ? tank gun or Anti aircraft ?

  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭
    edited February 4, 2017 12:00PM

    I believe it is a 76MM Shell made in 1943. Probably used as a tank or anti tank shell during WWII.

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  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭

    Looks like maybe one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordnance_QF_17-pounder

  • mbothnermbothner Posts: 762 ✭✭✭

    There was an army base back in the 1960's, possibly Fort Monmouth because that was not too far from our house, that use to dump lumber from I am guessing crates. On Saturdays they was allow people to come get all they could carry in their vehicle for $2. There use to be lots of small caliber casing laying all over the ground with the lumber. Since I was probably about 6 years old I would always collect those and bring them home. One day my dad picked up a piece of lumber and this shell case was under it. I never seen another one there like it.

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