help with bullet I.D.

[wilder]

can anyone help me figure out what type of bullet this is, its just the bullet, not the cartridge, but the bullet itself has K 20 on it, it looks to be like a tank round to me, its about 4' wide and 10' tall weighs about 40lbs i'd say. it also has the grooved copper ring around the base

[Wansdyke44]

It looks like an unfired solid shot round from a field gun. Not from a tank. A guess on the K20 would be Kynoch and 1920 as the date of manufacture.

What does the bottom of it look like? Is it solid or not?

[wilder]

the bottom has a hole in it about an inch deep, by an inch wide

[RRPG]

First off, welcome to the forum

This item isn't a bullet. It is an artillery shell. Generally, anything above 20mm is termed a 'shell' and anything less than that a bullet.

It isn't a tank round and Wansdyke is right in that it is from a field gun. The hole in the bottom is for tracer compound so the flight can be viewed by the gun crew.

Now, whilst it does look like solid shot, it doesn't mean it is. You need to get the shell examined by an expert to determine if it is indeed solid and therefore safe. Be warned though, even solid shot sometimes contained a small charge so their impact could be viewed by the gun crew.

This piece is best kept at the bottom of the garden until IDd.

RRPG

[william holmes]

looks like some sort of naval armour piercing shot

[hobster]

Hi wilder, do you live somewhere in the US if so it might help I.D shell

[wilder]

any idea on the circa? yes I live in the u.s. in Savannah, Ga, I found this in an old barn

[Neil&Julie]

It HAS been fired, you can see the rifling on the drive band where it's been up the barrel!

[Rocky]

That copper seal ring is of the older type shell . It is from a field gun and looks to be a practice round . But As stated by the other poster , do not take that shell for granted .

On the top of the shell does it have a small seam about 1.5 or inches down ?
I can't tell from the photo very well.
Please let us know and see if you can get any numbers of the bottom part of the seat , they will be small and may be on the bottom of the Copper or brass seal ring .

Look if you can and please do not just throw that shell around until we know what one it is. Because you will not get a second chance if it is a live shell . And just because it is old does not mean it will not detonate .

I'm not trying to scare you , just trying to make sure you understand how it can be . As you did not know what it was called tells me you know very little about weapons.

[oliver]

That's a bigun never seen a bullet that big nice find.

[Wansdyke44]

any idea on the circa? yes I live in the u.s. in Savannah, Ga, I found this in an old barn

Maybe you have a local historical museum or association that you can show photos of it to. They may be able to help with an ID?