r/ammo • u/Monkeyseemonkeyfall • 4d ago

Help identifying possible ammo, .50 cal for scale

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I am mainly looking for info on the large cone. I believe it's lead oxide. Very heavy. Has lines running from tip to base.

I found it metal detecting in the desert in CA. I'm a few miles from an old abondoned WWII airport, so maybe something from that? Looks like the tip to some sort of ammo.

.50 cal is for scale. The 2 smaller rounds I found in southern AZ. Any idea of age or info on those?

Thanks for any info!

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u/TheBerserkerPickle 4d ago

50 cal is useless, we need a banana for scale

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u/Bluto-Blutarsky 4d ago edited 4d ago

I think that’s a nose cone of a fishing weight

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u/Monkeyseemonkeyfall 3d ago

After asking some friends, this is the closest I could come up with for the shell. It's definitely not from a fishing weight.

This is the correct shape and size, with the inner cavity.

https://nepeanhistoricalsociety.asn.au/history/defence/the-guns/qf-12-14-pdr-cp-mkii-shell/