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old odd shotgun hull...or is it?

bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
edited October 2007 in Ask the Experts
paper hull. what who where?
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Retired Naval Aviation
Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
Former NSSA All American
Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
MO, CT, VA.
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  • TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,292 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    8 gauge? Signal flare round? Is it loaded?
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    yep, loaded. dated 1940.
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If the marking on the side is "I.C.I."? I believe that the hull/shell is Canadaian BRITISH Imperial Chemical Industries . Also if "2/40" is a date? It would be in the second year, of W W II. This would most likely point to military usage, probably as a mortar or flare propellant.
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have NO idea that this applies to YOUR shell, but in that time frame, I beleive there were some aircraft that used a shotgun shell type blank to start the engines- and one like that that was part of the launcher mecahnism for torpedoes on surface vessels (destroyers, PT boats, etc)
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    Is it a blank cartridge? If so...

    Aircraft impulse starter sounds very reasonable. Saw one in use during a scene in "Flight of the Phoenix" movie.

    Also, research British battleship/cruiser breech applications. Our '16 inchers used a 30-06 size blank to ignite the powder bags.

    If it's not a blank, all bets are off. Joe
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  • hedgehopper62hedgehopper62 Member Posts: 636 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    11b6r
    Brings back some old mememories on acft starts with shotgun starters think it was camebara's british design jet. Would be part of newbe's traing to stand fire watch at start,with smoke and noise most would drop extingiter and run.tks.hedge[:D]
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  • XracerXracer Member Posts: 1,990 ✭
    edited November -1
    Another use for similar shells was for use in Navy ship-to-ship line throwing guns.
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