✅ 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]

According to that manual, these "AN" things have something to do with aircraft signal cartridges, then in use by the Army and the Navy. After looking at the illustrations of signal cartridges found in the manual, these "AN" things must have been part of the gun that fired the cartridges, since they're obviously not part of a cartridge. Thanks a bunch. Ive always wanted to know more about these things.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The number "AN 3054" is in that manual somewhere but its a lot to search through

 

[Old Pueblo]

Yes, its a long one. Ill have to go through it more when I have more time. And I believe ive seen pieces of some of the other stuff in the illustrations still on the ground out there. So I have a lot more work to do. This place has never been touched with a metal detector either, so there could be a lot more interesting stuff around, in addition to the artifacts strewn all over the surface. Most of that stuff is just junk mixed in with easily identifiale artifacts, like old screws, some other weird mechanical stuff (which I suspect are pieces of bombs etc..), shrapnel from explosives, broken glass, machinegun belt and cannon links, cartridges of all types, smashed ammo cans and spam can keys (for the old spam can ammo boxes), and large chunks of metal painted army green (Bars and so forth, which could have been part of the tripods the guns were mounted on).

 

[Old Pueblo]

Heres a pic of some shrapnel, with some identification marks on it.


As you can see, the piece on the right says 57 mm M306 AI.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Heres a pic of some shrapnel, with some identification marks on it.
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As you can see, the piece on the right says 57 mm M306 AI.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/fuze-dummy-57mm-shell-1951-korean-war-1818620170

 

[Old Pueblo]

That is great! Thank you. You might also like to see this:


You find this 20 mm cannon stuff all over, where a neighborhood I used to live in is now located. Im not sure if these are explosive or not, but Ive taken only two because they are different.

 

[SkaBa]

The clip looks like from 7.62 M60 machine gun.

 

[Mudflap]

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".

The AN is a conduit adapter>>>
AN3056-3 through AN3056-40 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid to Flexible
“AN” Air Force - Navy Aeronautical Standard

AN3056-3 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-4 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-6 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-8 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-10 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-12 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-16 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-20 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-24 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-28 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-32 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-40 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible

Airflex industries, They make them for the military electronics builders.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The AN is a conduit adapter>>>
AN3056-3 through AN3056-40 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid to Flexible
“AN” Air Force - Navy Aeronautical Standard

AN3056-3 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-4 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-6 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-8 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-10 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-12 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-16 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-20 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-24 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-28 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-32 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible
AN3056-40 Rev 6 Adapter, Electrical Conduit, Rigid through Flexible

Airflex industries, They make them for the military electronics builders.

I discovered that in a Google search that part number matches many different modern era parts which is not unusual, so we have to choose the most relevant. Although Air Flex was in business since 1948, I dont think its a flexible conduit part. And where is the company name of CANNON? Those are modern part numbers and they seem to be modern flexible conduit parts including plastic. IMHO the vintage unknown Cannon parts do not match the pictures on your modern era Air Flex website, even though the part number may be the same. Flexible Conduit, Mil Spec Conduit, Electrical Fittings from Air/Flex Industries

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

And here are the photos. AN 3050, AN3050 AN Electrical Fittings Army Navy (AN) Aeronautical Standard I dont see a match but maybe there is a connection


ADDED: Here is AN3056 http://www.airflexindustries.com/an_electrical_fittings/AN3056_adapter.htm and its not a match. I dont think its even steel



I believe the match will be found in the 1947 manual, not in a 2017 part number.

 

[Mudflap]

I discovered that in a Google search that part number matches many different modern era parts which is not unusual, so we have to choose the most relevant. Although Air Flex was in business since 1948, I dont think its a flexible conduit part. And where is the company name of CANNON? Those are modern part numbers and they seem to be modern flexible conduit parts including plastic. IMHO the vintage unknown Cannon parts do not match the pictures on your modern era Air Flex website, even though the part number may be the same. Flexible Conduit, Mil Spec Conduit, Electrical Fittings from Air/Flex Industries

Point taken.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It looks like the initials AN may stand for Air Force - Navy Aeronautical Standard (from Mudflaps post)

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Some part numbers may remain the same I guess over the years.


Mudflap you may be right. It does look similar.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The Cannon part may be also manufactured by Air Flex and its simply a conduit nut thingy and its now made in plastic. Thats kind of a let down that the numbers are only for the nut. Good ID Mudflap. Do we have any other numbers on the item?

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Here is the AN 3054 Looks like a match? AN3054-3 AN3054-4 AN3054-6 AN3054-8 AN3054-10 AN3054-12 AN3054-16

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Mudflap was right. Its just a part number for the flexible conduit connector or nut. My apologies.

Do you have a pic of that Bendix item? That should be online somewhere Bendix is still in business.

 

[Old Pueblo]

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The one with the long black wires coming outs says "BENDIX".

 

[Old Pueblo]

As you can see, its just like the others.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Here is some better photos:

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

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The one with the long black wires coming outs says "BENDIX".

Treasurenet has has a disappearing attachment problem for years but anytime I complain to a moderator they act as if Im crazy. Do these attachments show on your screen? Does everybody or anybody else see these attachments?