Hello everyone…I’m new to the boards…But been a collector of sorts of all types of military ammo and weapons sence i was young…My dad picked up this shell when i was a 10 years old at a local auction house.He put a dollar bid on it and did not want to really win it…and did!!..It seems to me to be some kinda training round to teach them how to load and set a fuze.“i think”…It is stamped empty on the brass band and is stamped dummy over the original fuze markings…It says m79 mechnical timed fuze…Only date on shell “i think mite be a date” says 1943…I been having a ruff time over the years tring to find one online just like it…“or one all together”…It use to be green…Like a naval round…It does not have a crimping band for a brass shell casing…Is this the type you have to pack powder behind like a naval 16 inch? I was thinking it could be a traning round for the old coast guns in ww2…Well thought i would post it here…Im sure you all know…Would be neat to know what guns it went too…Navy…Army or whatever…It use to be green…I had to paint it black so it would not rust…the old paint was falling off…It seems to be a bit bigger and heavier than most 5 inch shells i look up…Its about 50-60 pounds…Figured this is just the place to learn more about it:)
any picks you want to see of it…just ask and ill snap away…i made a small demo vid on it too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s2k_Xhg0-0