Bullet Id help??

[Guest daj]

Hello,

 

I really hope you dont mind me posting on here but I found a live bullet with my metal detector earlier and was wondering what the hell would be firing it???

 

Its 8.5cm long , the base is 1.3cm in diameter and with "SL 43" on the base??

 

Again sorry to trouble you all, but it just seems very big for hunting a deer etc ??

 

Best regards

 

daj

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

8.5 cm?!? F*ckin Hell! Don't look at me, Daj. Wouldn't have a clue ~ but I too will love finding out!

 

Someone'll be along any moment, I'm sure

[bshadle 5]

Hello,

 

I really hope you dont mind me posting on here but I found a live bullet with my metal detector earlier and was wondering what the hell would be firing it???

 

Its 8.5cm long , the base is 1.3cm in diameter and with "SL 43" on the base??

 

Again sorry to trouble you all, but it just seems very big for hunting a deer etc ??

 

Best regards

 

daj

Without a picture and better description, that's not much to go on.

 

If I were to venture a guess though from the information you've given, you've found an old .30-06 Springfield round (7.62x63mm) from WWII.

 

The rough dimensions are about right. The SL 43 headstamp probably means it was manufactured in the St. Louis, Missouri plant in 1943. I'm too lazy to post a picture of a .30-06 round, but if you Google it you'll find many pics and can compare.

 

It's a very popular caliber on this side of the pond for deer and bear. Probably one of the most versatile calibers ever made, with factory loads available suitable for everything from varmints to brown bear. I have one in my gun case and love it.

 

ETA:

 

Found one.

From left to right 9.3x62mm, .30-06 Springfield, 8 x 57 IS, 6.5 x 55 and .308 Winchester cartridges.

Edited December 26, 2007 by bshadle

[SNAP SHOT 194]

i agree SL stands for st. louis ordnance plant, i know that it opened in 1941, the 43 being the year. AS for overall measurments sounds very like the .30-06. A very popular round in the states.

 

 

 

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/infantr...le/30_ammo.html

[Guest daj]

[Guest daj]

I have attached a photo of it?

 

LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND SINCE HAVING A LOOK ON GOOGLE, I LIVE JUST OUTSIDE STOW ON THE WOLD, ENGLAND .

 

"The 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion was inducted into Federal service for World War II on January 16, 1941, as the Second Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment, 26th Infantry Division. That was not the beginning of the battalion however; its origin dates back to 1637. It was in that year that the famous early American, Miles Standish, formed a number of Militia units in the New England colonies, one of which continued through the years under various numerical designations until it became a part of the Massachusetts National Guard as the 2nd Battalion, 101st Field Artillery Regiment. The 26th Division was triangularized shortly after Pearl Harbor, and the Second Battalion became a separate battalion, redesignated the 212th Field Artillery Battalion. It became the 212th Armored Field Artillery Battalion on September 1, 1942, when it was assigned to the 6th Armored Division, then at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas.

 

A month later the battalion began its armored training in earnest when it moved with the division to the Mojave Desert in California for 5 months of desert training and maneuvers. Camp Cooke, California, became the training ground in March 1943, and the division remained there until January, 1944, when it moved to Camp Shanks, New York, preparatory to sailing for Europe. On February 10, 1944, the battalion embarked from New York Harbor, and on February 24 landed at Glasgow, Scotland. The final period of training then followed at Ramsden Heath and Stow-on-the-Wold, England, until July 15th, when the division began its migration to the European Continent, via the port of Southampton.

Edited December 26, 2007 by daj

[bshadle 5]

.30-06 Springfield definitely. Standard GI issue Ball ammunition. Got yourself a little piece of history there. Or someone dropped some military surplus more recently. Wouldn't try firing it though.

 

It's probably safe to keep as is, or you could be fancy and pull the bullet, dump the powder, and pop the primer out to be completely safe.

[clay man 0]

hi daj http://oldguns.net/q&a12_01.htm

Dec 2001 Questions And Answers open this web site you will find toyr bullet :gunsmilie:

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

What a f*cking Reeezullt!

 

All ye need now Daj is the name, rank and serial number of the guy who dropped it!

[Deker 3,491]

OK Guys...I really don't want to be seen as putting the dampeners on this but there are certain practical issues here.

 

It is probable this is relatively safe, but it does without doubt potentially present a risk, I'm assuming the primer and powder are still in place.

 

In addition, how does the law work on metal detecting and finding things, you seem to be in possession of a live cartridge, if I had it in my posession but that calibre was not on my FAC I am breaking the law! If this goes back to 1944 as has been suggested, the 100 year rule does not apply, maybe it is covered under the War Trophy laws, I don't know, but whichever, I would not be comfortable with this just lying around!

 

Cheers

 

Deker

[Guest daj]

Hello,

 

Just wanted to thank everyone for there help, Never thought for a second that it had that history

 

Dont worry Deker ...I had it in a clamp earlier wacking it with a nail....

 

Best regards

 

daj

[bshadle 5]

Browsing a local forum and came upon this. Don't know if you'd find it interesting or not. Some fascinating stuff available from their main page as well.

 

http://cartridgecollectors.org/30-06intro/

[Guest Macnas]

Probably be classed as unexploded ordinance I imagine.

 

If you felt like informing the relevant authorities that is.

[bowers1986 3]

Interesting Find