✅ SOLVED World War II / Korean War Era Relics

[Old Pueblo]

This is some stuff from an old Army/Airforce firing range from the 1940s and 1950s. Does anyone recognize what any of this stuff is? I found all of this stuff in an area where the Army was training men to use the 20 mm anti-aircraft gun (cannon), as Ive found a fired 20 mm shell and several crushed ammo boxes that say they 20 mm on them. Could these have been the pins for securing a barrel cap or something? The little round metal thing says "Cannon" and has some numbers on it. And the little glass thing looks like an electrical insulator to me. Maybe from a radio or something. Ive found two of them. The one in the photo has a small "12" on the top and the other says "42" or "43" or something. Please let me know what you think. Thanks

 

[Old Pueblo]

I also have this thing, which says "Chute Magnet Access". Any ideas?

 

[SkaBa]

In first photo, that is a linch pin with a couple of lengths of chain.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Has any farming or feeding operations used these areas also? the reason I ask, is the linchpin is common to tractors and the chute magnet could be from a feeding trailer to keep wire and other bits of metal from reaching the cows or other animals.

 

[Old Pueblo]

There is an old corral next to the place that was built after the military abandoned the place. There did appear to be some more modern stuff mixed in with the old military stuff (Tons of bullet casings from the 1940s and 50s, machine gun belt links and 20 mm cannon links, and all sorts of mechanical stuff, several of which say "cannon" on them. By modern stuff I mean things that are clearly post WW2, but this place was used by the military into the late 1950s/early 1960s. Before WW2 is was just open desert, although there are old cotton fields (now pecan groves) nearby.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I agree with Back-of-the-boat. Chute magnets are used in various hoppers (feed, grain, etc.) and bailers to remove metal objects.

The clevis pin, retaining ring and chain - I still have similar on my Ford tractor.

The little glass cup looks like it would attach to the end of a rubber tube. Colostrum tube?

 

[Mudflap]

The item with Cannon on it might be a part pf a broken military electrical connector. Most military connectors were of the Cannon design. They had multiple pins and had an outside ring that turned 90 degrees or so to lock the connector from being vibrated loose.

May be also a 3AG type fuse holder end cap used to hold small fuses.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Here are some pictures of the "Cannon" relics. The one on the right is the same as in the photo above. Like I mentioned before, Ive found several of these little mechanical things that say "Cannon" on them. All of them are like the thing on the right. The box thing on the left is the only other thing. Its also painted olive drab.

 

[Old Pueblo]

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Here are all of the "Cannon" things Ive found, along with some other electrical stuff I was always hoping to learn more about. I was wondering if any of these buckles came off of equipment used by the soldiers, like rifle strap buckles or something. The rusty thing on top is a 20 mm cannon link.

 

[nhbenz]

Here's an example of the type of connector Mudflap described: http://www.surplussales.com/Images/Connectors/Circcon/cms-an-3057-8_lg.jpg

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If you post a good close up photo of the marking on the bottle we can ID the glass manufacturer, a dateline and from there may be able to ID its contents.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Here are some pictures of the "Cannon" relics. The one on the right is the same as in the photo above. Like I mentioned before, Ive found several of these little mechanical things that say "Cannon" on them. All of them are like the thing on the right. The box thing on the left is the only other thing. Its also painted olive drab.

What exactly are the numbers under CANNON

 

[Old Pueblo]

On the green box thing, underneath "CANNON" it says "AN3056-4".

On the other connector thing (The one in the photo with the long black wires coming out), says BENDIX and the following: "AN106A-12S-3p" around the side. And at the top, where the wire comes out "Cannon" followed by "AN 3054-4".

 

[Old Pueblo]

Im assuming this is for someone else, or do you mean the little insulator thing?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Im assuming this is for someone else, or do you mean the little insulator thing?

yea the glass thing. I thought it was a bottle. Most glass items are marked with factory identification numbers, symbols and/or diagrams and they can be helpful. But a photo is needed to identify the manufacturer markings.

 

[Old Pueblo]

All it has is the number "12", which I'm sure is a mold number. The other one says "43", but thats it.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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Here are all of the "Cannon" things Ive found, along with some other electrical stuff I was always hoping to learn more about. I was wondering if any of these buckles came off of equipment used by the soldiers, like rifle strap buckles or something. The rusty thing on top is a 20 mm cannon link.

I can see everything else but these 2 attachments didnt post

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

All it has is the number "12", which I'm sure is a mold number. The other one says "43", but thats it.

Ok thats not much help

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

On the green box thing, underneath "CANNON" it says "AN3056-4".

On the other connector thing (The one in the photo with the long black wires coming out), says BENDIX and the following: "AN106A-12S-3p" around the side. And at the top, where the wire comes out "Cannon" followed by "AN 3054-4".

If I google "CANNON" "AN 3054", I get a few military hits related to 1947 aviation.


That part number is in here somewhere http://www.bombfuzecollectorsnet.co...998 Aircraft Pyrotechnics and Accessories.pdf

 

[Old Pueblo]

No, sorry about that.