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Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:42 pm
by Grifftron
Hi all
Just wondering if I could get an ID on what calibre the bullet I found today is please.
When I got back and cleaned my finds the blue top appeared so I know it's incendiary and my mate who is a firearms cop is popping round tomorrow to take it off me.
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k60 ... cfc471.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cheers all
Griff
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:45 pm
by Danzigman
Look like 50 Cal blue tip.. Not so good to have in the pocket.. Im no specialist... but take care..
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:32 pm
by RRPG
It is indeed a .50 calibre bullet, the blue tip showing it to be an incendiary round. Under section 5(1a)(g) of the firearms act, this bullet is illegal to possess. Yep.......just the bullet itself is illegal, even without the cartridge. It also contains a compound which, if ignited, burns at such a high temperature it will burn through steel and even concrete. You need to hand it in to the police, carefully.
Oh, and the local officer at the police station will probably stare at you blankly when you hand it in. Not too many officers are familiar with the sub sections of the firearms act..........but trust me. It is illegal to possess, and quite dangerous if mishandled.
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:34 pm
by RRPG
Oops! That'll teach me to just look at pictures and not read text ! Sorry.........
Good job on handing it to your mate
rl; rl; rl;
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:55 pm
by Grifftron
Rrpg
That would be fired from the 50 cal sniper rifles like the Barrett ?
I also found a 357 mag cartridge, amazing what they are both doing in a field 15 miles from the nearest town .
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:19 am
by RRPG
Not this type of 50 Griff. It is almost certainly from a WW2 USAAF aircraft, with a slim chance it's from a ground weapon. Were you anywhere near any old airbases?
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:30 pm
by Grifftron
RAF Lyneham, DOH !!!
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:54 pm
by RRPG
LOL ! I would expect a lot more then
Re: Bullet ID if poss please
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:22 pm
by Wansdyke44
Grifftron wrote:Hi all
Just wondering if I could get an ID on what calibre the bullet I found today is please.
When I got back and cleaned my finds the blue top appeared so I know it's incendiary and my mate who is a firearms cop is popping round tomorrow to take it off me.
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k60 ... cfc471.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cheers all
Griff
That appears to have part of the cartridge still around the bottom of it, so was never fired either...
They flew all sorts of stuff out of Lyneham during the war. Hope you weren't inside the perimeter or you'll get shot!
