Finds and UXBs!

Jerry;115059 wrote:

Found last weekend near a dispersed site, i'm thinking that they are light fitting holders, the bottle is for scale.

They look very much like the clamp and legs for the conical vent caps on hut stovepipes, and are upside down in your photo.
The angled ends would be rivetted or otherwise fixed to the inside of the cone.

All the best,
PB

Carnaby, yes it is indeed a palatable wine, unfortunately it too nice and never lasts long.

PB, it would fit with the location and previous finds.

Thanks.

Carnaby;115079 wrote:

No - the bottle is for drinking. I'm impressed - Casillero del Diablo is in my opinion (and Decanter magazine) one of the finest and most reliable inexpensive wines available.

With a production of around 30,000 cases of 12 bottles last year, up from I think around 17,000 the year before, it also promises to be one of the least interesting. I am sure you can do better for the price. In fact, as a wine merchant, I know you can!!

Peter. Being a couple of entries before you, my brain is even rustier! I seem to recollect that the item you referred to is a type of fuzing unit.

anybody know what these are? found them on the beach ,brassy , nearby was bits of shrapnel(i think)

in the centre of the flat face is a small diamond symbol with 6E in the middle. theres rubber sealing washers behind the face

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Shrapnel tends to be round, but there will be an expert along shortly

corij;117455 wrote:

anybody know what these are? found them on the beach ,brassy , nearby was bits of shrapnel(i think)

in the centre of the flat face is a small diamond symbol with 6E in the middle. theres rubber sealing washers behind the face

Nice duvet

Good point raised by kebecker that irritates me with the frequency that even historians get it wrong. Shell and bomb SPLINTERS are invariably referred to as shrapnel which of course as all members of the Aix know ( well, we do don't we - ? ) is a specific anti-personnel artillery round.

my mistake! it is Fragments of bomb casing i found not shrapnel,some have an inside curve edge that matches the circle of the brassy bits

could they be striker tips off a bomb? iv added a photo of other bits found very nearby

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I am in UK at present and busy but have had a quick look at your bits. They appear to be the internal of a 'carrier' shell such as a parachute illuminating flare. The part with the seals was inside the shell with a burster charge behind it and the 'cargo' in front. Bursting at altitude the 'piston' pushed the shell contents out.

Could be 40mm Bofors but, more likely a larger calibre.