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Riddle me that !

Post by YLG80 » Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:42 am

It's a souvenir from a part of my professional life.

Do you know what it is :D ?

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Post by Adam » Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:41 am

It looks like silver and slag from the bottom of a crucible. Maybe the molten remains a a projectile

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Post by YLG80 » Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:50 am

Hi Adam,
Funny, I got the same type of suggestion on the French forum vehiculesmilitaires.com :D

It’s not that ! But it’s indeed made in metal.
An indication: « A certain category of soldiers should recognize this object which no longer scares them today! » 

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Post by Mark Jesic » Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:05 am

No idea Yves, unless its off some sort of an explosive device ? :?:

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Post by YLG80 » Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:19 am

Hi Mark,
No that’s not an explosive device. It’s only in steel.
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Post by conrod6 » Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:07 am

Metal from grinding ?

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Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:19 am

Depleted Uranium Ammunition.
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Post by YLG80 » Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:33 am

Metal from grinding ?
Hi Barrie,
It could be used for grinding because the surface is very, very aggressive. You need to be very careful when you manipulate that object.
But it’s not for grinding.
Depleted Uranium Ammunition.
Hi Joel,
Too modern :D !
It’s not such an ammunition, but you are entering in the right military sector. :wink: !
That’s a good point!
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Post by fightingiron » Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:56 pm

ancient steal breast implant??
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Post by YLG80 » Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:23 pm

fightingiron wrote:
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ancient steal breast implant??
Hhmm, it would be a little oversized with 6'' dia. but why not!
And I can guarantee you that it would hurt whoever wears it :D !
It is not an implant!
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Post by Klaas » Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:23 am

Hi Yves,
Is it a section of steel (armour)plate, punched out by a projectile hitting it squarely?
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Post by YLG80 » Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:59 am

Klaas wrote:
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Hi Yves,
Is it a section of steel (armour)plate, punched out by a projectile hitting it squarely?
Hi Klaas,
Hmmm, you are the first to be on the very right path ! Please elaborate !
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Post by Klaas » Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:08 am

Hi Yves,

Long-ish story: about 25 years ago, while I was a member of a rifle club and used a .303inch Lee-Enfield no4 mk1T (sniper rifle ) for target shooting, in a contemporary shooting magazine was an article on so called "silhouette shooting" that was a big hit in the USA. By coincidence my brother moved house and there was a cast iron silhouette of a small dog in the garden of his new house. He did not want it so I took it along :D . ..off we went to the rifle range with that plate, stuck it at the bottom of the bullet trap and started shooting at it from 300metres. Gave a beautiful ringing sound as we hit it. Upon inspection we found that the (soft core) bullets had each flattened when hitting the steel and punched a round section of about a cm (just under 0.5 inch) out of the plate through energy transfer ... looking exactly like the piece of steel in your photograph...only smaller.

Recognised your piece of steel and the memories came back :D
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Post by YLG80 » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:14 am

Klaas wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:08 am
Upon inspection we found that the (soft core) bullets had each flattened when hitting the steel and punched a round section of about a cm (just under 0.5 inch) out of the plate through energy transfer ... looking exactly like the piece of steel in your photograph...only smaller.
Interesting!
The question is : which side of the steel plate had the round section punched out by the bullets :wink: ?
The bullet impact side or the rear side ?
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Post by Klaas » Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:33 am

As I remember my "punch-outs" were slightly bent away from the impact side with the impact side marked/scored by the bullet and the rear still smooth.
Looking at your plate section, the side struck by the bullet / shell is the rough side (melted metal?) with the smooth side to the rear.
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