Thing found today

[JakePhelps]

Any ideas? looks farmiliar for somereason

 

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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Jake,

looks like a clip for holding rifle bullets. Would think it could be military.

have a good un............
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

 

[am433am]

cant tell how large it is but if it is larger than a shoebox maybe its a water meter cover

 

[PBK]

Shermanville nailed it! It's an M1 rifle clip. Scroll down to "Ammunition" on:

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantry/rifle/M1_garand.html

 

[Zeke]

Cool find Jake.

 

[JakePhelps]

Thanks a bunch guys! this is great, i must have found the prison camps after all Now i will have to go back on a nicer day when it isnt pouring and try and find some more goodies maybe the rest of the rifles there

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

My Dad used the .30 caliber M1 in World War II. When he returned in 1945 he used the rifle for hunting, and I imagine many others did the same. I believe after the last bullet is fired, the clip ejects. I will question my Dad when I see him on Tuesday... Nice find...Could you explain about the prison camps?

 

[cm5838]

m1 garand, held 8- 30,06 rounds

 

[cm5838]

but i guess you already had that answer
charles

 

[pgill]

Nice find there Jake, umm sure you got into trouble for making the rug dirty

 

[JakePhelps]

So is the part i found disposable or did people reload it? on the site it says issue date: 1939 and the prison camps are WW2 so that makes sense. I dont think it is hunters that dropped this because of the location i found it. Nope, didnt get the rug mudy, but you should see how muddy the car was

 

[Leon]

Cool find, WTG!!!
WTG on the ID,, PBK...
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Any ideas? looks familiar for somereason

HOLA JAKE:? They have id'd it correctly for you.? It is the clip for the Garand 30 cal. M-1.? I used it in the Pacific.

The clip was ejected after the last round, a serious fault in one way,? since when it was ejected it made a "clangy sound, also when it hit? the ground it made a distinctive ring..? The enemy would just listen for either then he would know that for a brief period you couldn't shoot and so make his move - prob cost many a GI his life.

They came preloaded, and of course, the Gi could "reload" them from any 30-06 ammo available.

Jose de La Manch? ( I tilt windmills )

" I exist to live, not live to exist"

 

[JakePhelps]

Thanks a bunch for the ammo realde Im not sure why it looked farmiliar unless i saw it in an army navy store or on the internet before...