Mystery shell.

GySgt1811 · 06-13-2013, 05:38 PM

[/QUOTE] I cant find any reference to that detonator/fuze head anywhere on the net if anyone has an idea just what this thing could be.[/QUOTE]

Just a guess on my part...

I'm an old M-60 tanker and the calibrated nose piece looks like a variable range setting device. We had a "fletchette" round, called "BeeHive" that had to have the range set to the desired explosion point before firing. The device would detonate 75 meters before that point and inundate the area with thousands of small hardened "fletchettes" that looked like finishing nails.

The Arty boys had one, too. I know of a Bardstown, Kentucky group in Viet Nam that had to "drop tubes and bee hive" when the bad guys came over their emplacement wall. That's what your round looks like.

But maybe, like was said, it's filled with gold coins.

Best Regards,

Gunny John

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06-13-2013, 05:38 PM	#25
GySgt1811 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 237 Thanks: 1,238 Thanked 126 Times in 84 Posts	[/QUOTE] I cant find any reference to that detonator/fuze head anywhere on the net if anyone has an idea just what this thing could be.[/QUOTE] Just a guess on my part... I'm an old M-60 tanker and the calibrated nose piece looks like a variable range setting device. We had a "fletchette" round, called "BeeHive" that had to have the range set to the desired explosion point before firing. The device would detonate 75 meters before that point and inundate the area with thousands of small hardened "fletchettes" that looked like finishing nails. The Arty boys had one, too. I know of a Bardstown, Kentucky group in Viet Nam that had to "drop tubes and bee hive" when the bad guys came over their emplacement wall. That's what your round looks like. But maybe, like was said, it's filled with gold coins. Best Regards, Gunny John