A Big Bullet

[HeelSpur]

Had to pick this up today, its one that didn't turn into trench art.
Its about 15" long and about 4-41/2" in diameter. (didn't measure it)

[john k]

A large  shell casing for artillery.   When the 105MM was in the later tanks, one got tired lifting and loading these.   Nice chunk of brass, will polish up well.  I see its build date is WWII, so it is definitely a collectible.

[leach]

that is a great find, did you find it at a swap meet ? i seen one of them with dirt and flowers growing out of the shell, I tried to buy it but it was not for sale i tried to explain its not a flower pot and it was to be ruined with dirt and water in side it but that is how it goes again great find congrats.
                                                                                                                               LEACH

[HeelSpur]

Got it at an estate sale for $17. I out bid a lady who out bid me on a tool box full of old tools, she won I believe but 2nd prize isn't to bad.

[rusty]

You just know the part of that that isn't there anymore just ruined somebody's day ....

I have seen the lady's buying them at the flea to put flowers in also, I dunno what it is about flowers, but that's where most of them seem to end up....

Perhaps it goes with the painted handsaws...

[HeelSpur]

Our pennies were made from spent shell casings from 1944-1946 too.
1943's were steel, war effort stuff.

[johnsironsanctuary]

After WWII India made EVERYTHING out of shell casings.

[crankshaftdan II]

RE:  1965 Ft. Knox, Ky.-saw many of those cut down in lathe-polished to high heaven with Brasso and engraved with officer's name & rank as a desk ashtray-as most people smoked!

[john k]

At Ft.. Knox in 1971 they were used full size, to hold the flag and standards behind commanding officers desks, and polished weekly,   and not by the officers either.