wexford sally Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hi, I have two very large lead and copper caoted steel bullets, which were taken from the sea. They are 5 cm and 5.5 cm long, weighing about 250 gm. Picture attached Any help on these would be greatfully appreciated. Your Aunt Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 you need to measure the diameter which will give you the calibre which will make identifying them much easier. as a guess i'd say they might be 20mm from a hispano suiza (but ordnance isn't my thing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 you need to measure the diameter which will give you the calibre which will make identifying them much easier. as a guess i'd say they might be 20mm from a hispano suiza (but ordnance isn't my thing) Too small for 20mm; more likely 50 cal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Too small for 20mm; more likely 50 cal. You can see the rule in the picture? They look like 30mm to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) My question is - what sea? That could help decide who may of fired them and so what kind of weapon. They look to me like 25mm calibre, and there were some WW2 era anti-aircraft guns that fired such size, and possibly some still do. trevor edit - just looked on Wikipedia and the Russians also used a 23mm calibre. a possibility of you have been hunting the Baltic coast for amber Edited August 5, 2013 by GeePig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wexford sally Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 the ammo was found off rosslare wexford also 28 lbs cannon balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtskull Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 You can see the rule in the picture? They look like 30mm to me. Ooops:red: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 the ammo was found off rosslare wexford also 28 lbs cannon balls Who used 28lb cannon balls in ww2 then...????:nut: (prob us!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wexford sally Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 have now brought up 5inch shell weight aprox 28 lbs wexford sally:shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 *steps carefully back* Possibly from the WW2 coastal defence guns? trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobin Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Nordenfelt 1" sub calibre ammunition. This was used by many larger ships to do target practice using their bigger guns but without using big ammo. The gun slotted into the breech of the main gun and it could then be aimed and fired up to about a mile away and could hit small targets. The roand is a soft lead slug, often with a slightly dished base. Quite common wherever the navy has been parked in the past but still very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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