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I was wondering if any of you can help me out? Take a look at the picture below. Is it an artillery shell? Anti-tank shell? What is it specifically?
My mother was storing it in her garage. My late father obtained it from someone (I wish I knew who) who claimed it was a shell from WWII. I was a little worried (as was she) that she was storing old ammunition in her garage, so I took it off her hands. The main body of the shell is hollow, which I assume means that it has no high explosive in it and is a dud. Just in case, however, I store the main body of the shell separate from the brass tip, which I assume houses the detonator. There doesn't seem to be any shell casing attached.
As you can probably tell, I know very little about such things. What can I do about getting someone to certify that it is safe? Can I take it to the local militia regiment and have it checked out? I don't want to assume from a bunch of hearsay that the thing is safe.
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Dave.
My mother was storing it in her garage. My late father obtained it from someone (I wish I knew who) who claimed it was a shell from WWII. I was a little worried (as was she) that she was storing old ammunition in her garage, so I took it off her hands. The main body of the shell is hollow, which I assume means that it has no high explosive in it and is a dud. Just in case, however, I store the main body of the shell separate from the brass tip, which I assume houses the detonator. There doesn't seem to be any shell casing attached.
As you can probably tell, I know very little about such things. What can I do about getting someone to certify that it is safe? Can I take it to the local militia regiment and have it checked out? I don't want to assume from a bunch of hearsay that the thing is safe.
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Dave.