I have ended up with 2 U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes Book 3 By M. H. Cole & I was hoping to trade to someone for book 4 or other knife books or knife things. It is in good condition and still has the dust cover. There is a little discoloration on the first page inside the cover in the front and same in the back which are both blank pages, all other pages are very good. I would be willing to add a little $ if necessary. I have also put this in the trade area, but thought since this is a knife book maybe here would be a good idea as well. Thank you, John

From memory….I think the “P ++” indicates extra powder bags. The 105mm Howitzer projectile was not crimped in place,  in other words the case contained powder bags which were removed/ added when assembling, according  to range of the projectile. Shorter range two or three powder bags, longer range 5 bags of propellant. If I recall correctly, 4 or 5 was normally supplied, adding one or two more ( which were red in color) extended the range to maximum.

If that is steel it is likely a depleted uranium (DU) penetrator round.  I have seen first hand the damage these rounds will do to steel armor.  It is hard to get a frame of reference from the picture to guess the size of the penetration.    So it could likely be 20mm DU rounds from AH-1, 25mm DU round from the Bushmaster on a Bradley or 30 mm DU rounds from  A-10 to name a few.

"water testing for leaks . . . . . . "   Of course the easiest way to do this is Like Laurel & Hardy in 'Towed In A Hole' 😊😉 AG

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Hi all, new acquisition for your enjoyment. An Anaconda type knife I.D.’d to a ver. Have not had much luck researching him, I am not the best at it… enjoy and if anyone has better mojo to track him down thanks!   possibly him on find a grave   

Thank you Larry,  I was pretty sure someone on the forum would have the info.  The folks here like yourself are always so forthcoming with information.  I enjoy being able to learn about this material. Thanks again for the help and have a great weekend, Gary

Found these at the local flea market last weekend. The stein is a nice addition to the patches (one of theses was already depicted at the first post of this topic).    

It is the result of the color rendering properties of the black and white film used.