Found a LARGE shell cartridge and need ID

[Ifoundit69]

Found this yesterday ,and it measures 33.75 mm wide and 5 1/2 inches in length it has a full lip on the top .

 

[Tony in SC]

Flare gun?? Tony

 

[ivan salis]

37 mm was a small close range anti tank tank gun and low flying anti aircraft type round size during WW2 .

 

[NHBandit]

37 mm was a small close range anti tank tank gun and low flying anti aircraft type round size during WW2 .

Yep. I have one I use as a pen holder on my desk. Mine is marked AMLOT 1075-11, 37mm Gun, Model of 1916 & PEM Co. Mine dates to WW1

 

[Monty]

There use to be an 8 guage shotgun and I think it used brass cases. I've only seen a few, but it should have the mfg. stamped on the bottom of the rim and I can see this one don't. Possibly a flare gun cartridge? Monty

 

[Lucas]

33.67 mm is 2 gauge. Very flares were 37 mm and 25.4 mm until they went to 12 guage (18.53 mm). 8 Gauge is 21.21 mm.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Are there any markings on it? I cant tell by the pic. Could it be one of these old cannon shells?
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,285600.0.html

I think if you PM cannoncollector, he will know.

Gauge - Diameter Inch - Diamter mm
A - 2.0000" - 50.800mm
1.5 - 1.4588" - 37.054mm
2 - 1.3254" - 33.665mm
3 - 1.1579" 29.409mm
4 - 1.0520" 26.720mm
8 - 0.8350" 21.208mm
10 - 0.7751" 19.688mm
12 - 0.7294" 18.527mm
13 - 0.7102" 18.039mm
14 - 0.6929" 17.599mm
16 - 0.6627" 16.833mm
20 - 0.6152" 15.626mm
24 - 0.5789" 14.705mm
28 - 0.5499" 13.968mm
32 - 0.5260" 13.360mm
67.56636 - 0.4100" - 10.414mm

 

[TiredIron]

Seems like we're back to the same discussion we had last time a shell like this was found.
As before there is always a chance its a cartridge for a "Coffman Aircraft Starter".....or for an industrial application "Kiln Clinker Gun", used to dislodge slag and build up inside a coal fired boiler. Salute Cannon
cartridge...?

TiredIron

 

[NHBandit]

My Model 1916 brass 37mm casing measures about exactly the same as your as far as diameter but is 3 1/2" long. I have also had some military surplus aircraft parachute flares that were 37mm and alot longer with an alumnum casing. Those were intended to be fired through a hole in the aircraft and were used on WWII bombers. I suspect what you have is some kind of casing from a 37mm flare cartridge. There were many different types & lengths. I have seen brass, aluminum & even plastic cases.

 

[Ifoundit69]

The casing itself , appears to be copper so it might have been brass plated as for the markings on the head stamp it shows as follows " N N Y or two sideways Z's and a Y then it has a small anchor stamped on it and the the letters R.P.E and that is all that is stamped on the head of it . Thanks for all your help .It was found on a farm that dates back to early 1800's , burried at 12 inches in the ground 30 feet from the house .