Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

ANTI-AIRCRAFT ROUND

Date Range From

1940

Date Range To

1950

Materials

BRASS, LEAD, COPPER

No. Pieces

1

Length

15.5

Diameter

4.4

Description

BRASS CASING WITH LEAD BULLET. CASING HAS LIPPED EDGE AROUND BASE AND SLIGHT INDENTATION AT TOP CREATING A SHALLOW SHOULDER AROUND BODY. A COPPER COLLAR IS BETWEEN CASING AND BULLET. BULLET IS ROUNDED LEAD CONE WITH A POINT. STAMPED INTO COPPER COLLAR IS "K40". STAMPED INTO BOTTOM OF SHELL IS "37-85" AND "PD.PS 178 1.18". ALSO STAMPED IS A GRENADE WITH THREE FLAMES COMING OUT OF ITS TOP. BOTTOM ALSO HAS STENCILLED BLACK INK MARKS THAT ARE MOSTLY ILLEGIBLE. CASING HAS SEVERAL SMALL DENTS AND SCRATCHES. SHELL HAS SLIGHT AMOUNTS OF TARNISH.

Subjects

ARMAMENT-AMMUNITION

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

SHELL WAS FOUND IN STORAGE AT THE ARMOURIES AND DONATED BY THE 18TH AIR DEFENSE REGIMENT. *UPDATE* IN 2012 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT DAVID SMITH CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. HE WAS UNABLE TO DISCOVER NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE OBJECT BECAUSE IT WAS COLLECTED IN THE INTEREST OF REPRESENTING TYPOLOGY RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP. NO UNIQUE MARKINGS TO HELP IDENTIFY ORIGINAL OWNER.

Catalogue Number

P19960033052

Acquisition Date

1996-06

Collection

Museum

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