Pat Daniels Posted September 20, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 20, 2020 I just returned home from the Chickasha Oklahoma Militaria Show. Despite the pandemic, over 300 tables were filled with militaria collectables of all types and the attendance was good. I had one of my best and most diverse hauls of inert ordnance from any show. Some of the highlights are a 1,000 lb U.S. bomb, a Cooper WW1 bomb, a lovely #36 Mk1 Mills marked R.B.D., an interesting cutaway of an S-mine, and a scattering of other inert items. Any help with identification of the 57mm silver painted projectile would be helpful. It measures 19.5cm tall from the base to the top of the fuze well. The only marking I can see is a large letter R on the base. All comments and information are welcome! THANKS! Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted September 20, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 20, 2020 That's some haul. What is the clear plastic / glass item? The cutaways are really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crow 1986 Posted September 20, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 20, 2020 3 hours ago, sundance said: What is the clear plastic / glass item? Curious about that one also. Not an ordnance guy so forgive the basic, wild guess, but is that an example of the "glass ones that the mine detectors don't pick up" mentioned by Capt Miller in one of the early scenes of "Saving Private Ryan"? Also, I got to the Chickasha show about 15 minutes after it opened on Friday and saw the "SOLD" sign on the 1,000 pounder. I thought to myself "Jeez, how early do you have to get to these shows if you're collecting 1,000 pound bombs!? Those munitions guys are motivated!" Nice haul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Ambrosini Posted September 20, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 20, 2020 German "Glasmine 43". WW2 German antipersonnel mine.... Captain Miller was right, these and others like the wooden Schützenmine 42 (Schu-mine), were a real pain to clear out of a field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted September 20, 2020 T Ambrosini is correct. Using glass served several functions. It was more difficult to detect having a minimal metallic signature, glass was not an essential material during the late war years, and it was water proof. The glass mine bowls are still quite common in Europe (used as flower pots etc.) but complete examples are a bit more difficult to find. I bought the 1,000lb bomb within minutes of it being unloaded. Another buyer was standing behind me waiting in case I wavered. Just a note: A 1,000lb bomb will fit in the back seat of a Ford Flex sideways (minus the fins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crow 1986 Posted September 20, 2020 Share #6 Posted September 20, 2020 Thanks for the insights Pat and Ambrosini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted September 22, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 22, 2020 Great looking cutaways! Thank you for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbmilitaria Posted September 22, 2020 Share #8 Posted September 22, 2020 Pat is like a vacuum cleaner when it comes to hard to find ordnance at shows. It is always interesting to see what rare items he turns up. Thanks for showing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted September 23, 2020 A vacuum cleaner huh.....Well, now that you mention it, I have been told that I suck. Some of my better items have come from bbmilitaria! Thanks! One item turned out to be a home run. The nasty silver painted projectile turned out to be a piece of ordnance unobtanium. I RARELY remove paint or restore items as the current condition sometimes has actual significance, no matter how strange it may appear. But, this poor projectile had been assaulted twice, first with a coat of gold paint and then a super thick coat of silver. A painstaking removal revealed no underlying paint and a flawless original pre WW1 boat gun projectile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Ambrosini Posted September 23, 2020 Share #10 Posted September 23, 2020 "Unobtanium".... HAHAHAH! Never heard that one. Reminds me of terms like "incarceritis"... Or the sudden onset of chest pain (or other symptom) that you develop about the time the handcuffs are being put on. Nice find, BTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookemhorns88 Posted September 23, 2020 Share #11 Posted September 23, 2020 19 minutes ago, T Ambrosini said: "Unobtanium".... HAHAHAH! Never heard that one. Reminds me of terms like "incarceritis"... Or the sudden onset of chest pain (or other symptom) that you develop about the time the handcuffs are being put on. Nice find, BTW! Where I work we use the term "unobtanium" for metal pieces that we are talking about when those that are also around think they know what they are talking about. When a hydraulic or pneumatic system is not working properly and there are those around that think they "know' what the problem is we usually say, "no, the conifulator valve seems to be not working properly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linedoggie Posted September 23, 2020 Share #12 Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 7:23 AM, sundance said: That's some haul. What is the clear plastic / glass item? The cutaways are really interesting. Glassmine 43 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasmine_43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLO Posted September 25, 2020 Share #13 Posted September 25, 2020 that Viet Cong short stick grenade in a nice find, also the other grenades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Daniels Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted September 26, 2020 Thanks for the nice comments. WW 1 grenades and air dropped ordnance are my favorite items but almost any inert ordnance is welcome! Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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