Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
My dad, circa 1950. East coast, mobile big ass costal shore battery. During Korea his unit moved up and down the Atlantic coast prepared to engage wherever.
Can you help identify this cartridge?
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Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
In other photos the artillery piece can go complete vertical which suggests it could be used as anti-aircraft or surface to surface when horizontal.
Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
105 howitzer?
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
Shells by his notes weighed about 57 pounds.
Ha.. not what I was expecting.
I saw the title of this thread and, before opening it, went over to the bookcase to pull my 12th and 16th editions of Cartridges of the World; which have quite often solved various cartridge mysteries for rifles, handguns, and shotguns .. but I'm pretty sure that's not in there.
I saw the title of this thread and, before opening it, went over to the bookcase to pull my 12th and 16th editions of Cartridges of the World; which have quite often solved various cartridge mysteries for rifles, handguns, and shotguns .. but I'm pretty sure that's not in there.
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
.300 Blackout?
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Only those that have a 300 blackout would think that.
Jmac00
.475 A&M Magnum
welp, that sure as hell will put a dent in something
FRANKIE
.308 Win
Don’t know what cartridge. But judging by the “guns” on your dad he looks like he handled quite a few of them.
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
He was the NCO in charge of the gun. Couple of other pictures showed 6 guns in the battery.
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
Note the piece is dismounted from the wheels. Apparently they were towed behind a duce in a convoy of cannons and ammunition.
FRANKIE
.308 Win
Looking at his build he probably positioned that gun manually
Looks like a 3” gun (76mm)
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
He kept 3 boys and daughters in line.
Possibly 90mm cannon? Looks like combined weight case, shell, charge, tracer and propellant in mid 50 lb range... just guessing here.
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Looks big for a 76mm.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
It’s a shame more inst documented by families. I have nothing. The only thing in this life my grandma didn’t save were the letters my gramps wrote her from Korean War. You want the first gas bill from 30 years ago that was $0.12? She’s got it. How about a good housekeeping magazine from the 70’s? Yep she’s got them all. She refuses to write the history of the family down as well.
Just a wild guess based upon his finger placement across the projectile.
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
Dad had XL hands. Always had trouble finding gloves big enough.