Happy hunting out there. Always great to be out.

@66DMJC

28 күн бұрын

Every field tells a tale! Yes always a treat, cheers, Dave

20.27. Not from the 60's..... 1971 onward as 10p was 2 shillings. Albeit the decimals were introduced from 1968, the refunds on bottles were not that high then.

@66DMJC

Ай бұрын

Yes you're quite right I thought afterwards not 60s but 70s I will prob keep it even though I was there during that epoch!

I can tell you that the cartridge casing was made at the Lake City facility in 1944.

@66DMJC

Ай бұрын

Alot of our coastal defences in 44 were manned by Canadians and who's to say it's not connected to the pill box standing in the same field although 50 cal suggests either from aircraft or guns used as well as those (typically smaller) housed within the box. My next trip there may reveal something. Cheers from UK, Dave

@nickfay2359

Ай бұрын

@66DMJC It's actually quite interesting. Especially with a 1944 date. I collect antique cartridge, and I actually have some loaded ammo with that very headstamp. LC was prbly the biggest arsenal for small arms ammunition. I'm wondering what you found was part of a late, lend-lease for Britain, whom supplied Canadian Forces, or cld it even be something from a US unit. If it is a case from a .50cal browning machine gun, that wld make sense. They were used in quad mounts for Anti aircraft, and possibly even a single M2 gun. Now if that case is from a .45acp pistol or .30cal, commonly called 30-06 here, that wld be something of a mystery unless it was used for training..

@66DMJC

Ай бұрын

.50 cal Browning machine gun, I'd bet. No way to tell if aircraft or ground gun though. Round here the .303 is most common wW2, then 20mm, then the .50. Cheers Dave