Any Ideas?

**Dogpupkus** · June 4th, 2011, 01:50 PM

Found this in my grandfathers basement workshop. He passed away a year or two ago and left lots behind down there.

Not sure what it is, or really what to do with it.

It has a live 38 special casing I'm assuming for primer purposes, so I take it that this is a live cartridge.

Phone pictures, so my apologies for the low quality.

**762xIan** · June 4th, 2011, 02:01 PM

Says 1 pounder on it which is a 37mm gun. Could be AA, antitank or an old British Pom Pom gun ammo.

I couldn't even begin to tell you what to do with it.

**BimmerJon** · June 4th, 2011, 02:21 PM

Don't make any sort of impact on the silver looking thingie

**Tim Ault** · June 4th, 2011, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by BimmerJon

Don't make any sort of impact on the silver looking thingie

LOL! Yes that would be bad! Maybe try getting in touch with some ammo/ordnance collectors maybe able to give you a better handle on if its indeed a live rd. or has any collector value

**Dogpupkus** · June 4th, 2011, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by 762xIan

Says 1 pounder on it which is a 37mm gun. Could be AA, antitank or an old British Pom Pom gun ammo.

After some Googling, you seem to be exactly right. It's a U.S. 1 Pound HE (TNT) cartridge. Anchor symbol for naval use.

Originally Posted by BimmerJon

Don't make any sort of impact on the silver looking thingie

You mean I can't shoot it out of my Glock? Booooo.

**MicroMonkey** · June 4th, 2011, 02:56 PM

keep looking around in the basement, maybe you'll find the gun :P

**762xIan** · June 4th, 2011, 03:00 PM

Found this link with pictures, saw a couple of pictures with a large hole in the base, hopefully someone just stuck a .38 with the primer to make it look real.

There are casing measurements, take a look at the 2nd picture for 37mm, labeled 1.457 inch sub cal.

http://www.big-ordnance.com/EarlyUSC.../USCasings.htm

Also found this page:

http://ator1149.home.xs4all.nl/wfm/w...on2.html#canon

If the case is 137mm....it is US Navy most likely.

**Dogpupkus** · June 8th, 2011, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by 762xIan

Found this link with pictures, saw a couple of pictures with a large hole in the base, hopefully someone just stuck a .38 with the primer to make it look real.

There are casing measurements, take a look at the 2nd picture for 37mm, labeled 1.457 inch sub cal.

Also found this page:

If the case is 137mm....it is US Navy most likely.

Spot on, looks just like it. Need some more info on WMFG Co. !

I really hope so too, but the way it's almost sealed in there makes me think otherwise. Definitely hear powder inside the casing as well. Well, I suppose I'll leave it sit down there. I certainly don't want to get tangled into some kind of mess.

**knight0334** · June 8th, 2011, 09:39 AM

WMFG Co was an American manufacturer. WMFG might be Winchester ManuFacturinG Company.

It looks to be 37mm(3.7cm) Hotchkiss shell.

If the projectile has an explosive charge - it could be a Destructive Device. However, that shell looks to have a solid steel point which is the Armor Piercing version. To be sure, look about an inch down from the tip of the projectile for a very faint line. If there isn't a line, its a solid AP round. If there is a line, it possibly has a charge - which could possible be the DD mentioned above.