FINALLY got something!!!!!

[Truth]

It’s been 2 months of sweating out my dry holes, but Lady Luck shined a little something on me today a 2 1/2 token. And believe you me I’m grateful.

Is this a bullet shell?

 

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[EdHartzel]

Looks an awful lot like the case of a 40mm grenade munition. Simple rim no recess for extractor. Less Lethal rounds like CS gas barricade busters and rubber ball grenades come in such lengths. Most of ours are aluminum or lacquered steel. If It’s near 40mm in diameter, thats what it is.

 

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[trdking]

I was thinking a flare gun shell.

 

[Truth]

Looks an awful lot like the case of a 40mm grenade munition. Simple rim no recess for extractor. Less Lethal rounds like CS gas barricade busters and rubber ball grenades come in such lengths. Most of ours are aluminum or lacquered steel. If It’s near 40mm in diameter, thats what it is.

Thank you so much Ed

 

[Truth]

BTW the token hit 8” with the 6” coil

 

[tinpan]

Hi Truth . Use big shells to shoot big swamp man beasts like yourself ? Cotton picking token ? TP

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Nice!! Good job bud

 

[diggerdeeper]

The base of that shell seems to have the manufacturer's name stamped around the edge, along with the numbers " 2 94" stamped separately.
A lot of military ammo had the dates of manufacture stamped on the bases, so I'd bet those numbers are the date of manufacture- February 1894
It's pretty large, so could be a small bore cannon casing or a shell for a "market gun"

 

[Tasmorn]

Nice finds!! Looks like it might be a 20mm casing Or even a 37 mm. Love the token. Love to hunt with you one day.

 

[washingtonian]

Way to go T! I love old trade tokens. I don’t find them often. Great stuff!!

 

[Truth]

Nice finds!! Looks like it might be a 20mm casing Or even a 37 mm. Love the token. Love to hunt with you one day.

We’d have a blast!! It’s 40mm

 

[Truth]

Looks an awful lot like the case of a 40mm grenade munition. Simple rim no recess for extractor. Less Lethal rounds like CS gas barricade busters and rubber ball grenades come in such lengths. Most of ours are aluminum or lacquered steel. If It’s near 40mm in diameter, thats what it is.

It’s exactly 40mm

 

[Truth]

Hi Truth . Use big shells to shoot big swamp man beasts like yourself ? Cotton picking token ? TP

Hi tinpan it’s a pickers token and yes I’m one big swamp donkey.

 

[Truth]

The base of that shell seems to have the manufacturer's name stamped around the edge, along with the numbers " 2 94" stamped separately.
A lot of military ammo had the dates of manufacture stamped on the bases, so I'd bet those numbers are the date of manufacture- February 1894
It's pretty large, so could be a small bore cannon casing or a shell for a "market gun"

It says Made by Winchester New Haven Conn USA 2- 94

 

[releventchair]

It says Made by Winchester New Haven Conn USA 2- 94

Could be military?

 

[EdHartzel]

40mm is considered a “destructive device” by the powers that be. AKA- grenade launcher. They have been around since the 1920s. -Often single shot “thumpers” like the Vietnam era M79, they are still used today. Most often domestically with flares, tear gas, or riot control ammo, and overseas with HE anti-personal grenades. You can buy a wide array of very similar launchers that are 37mm instead of 40mm. 37mm is recognized as a safety and distress signal launcher, while 40 is a grenade. Go figure. Very cool- odd find!

 

[Truth]

40mm is considered a “destructive device” by the powers that be. AKA- grenade launcher. They have been around since the 1920s. -Often single shot “thumpers” like the Vietnam era M79, they are still used today. Most often domestically with flares, tear gas, or riot control ammo, and overseas with HE anti-personal grenades. You can buy a wide array of very similar launchers that are 37mm instead of 40mm. 37mm is recognized as a safety and distress signal launcher, while 40 is a grenade. Go figure. Very cool- odd find!

What a crazy hobby

 

[Truth]

 

[Hawks88]

I REALLY like them a lot. Let me know what you think Hawks

Got the earbuds today. Took 30 minutes to fully charge them. Feel great, pair fast and sound fantastic. Thanks.

 

[Truth]

Got the earbuds today. Took 30 minutes to fully charge them. Feel great, pair fast and sound fantastic. Thanks.

Don’t they sound great!