1" caliber round What is it?

Sergio Natali · 09-12-2015, 08:25 AM

A friend of mine asked me if I could find any info about this round: made of steel, not magnetic: Caliber 1" lenght 2.60 inches
The bands are a bit larger in diameter than the slug, possibly for engaging the rifling, is it a type of anti-armor round?
I thought it belonged to an Apache Helicopter M230E1 Chain Gun, then I realized that if I'm not wrong Apache's has got only 30mm caliber chain gun.

I enclose a couple of pictures that I've just taken.

Thanks in advance!

Sergio

sheepherder · 09-12-2015, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by luger.parabellum

A friend of mine asked me if I could find any info about this round: made of steel: Caliber 1" lenght 2.60 inches

That works out to ~25mm...You say steel; is it magnetic??? Some armor piercing bullets are depleted uranium, like the A-10 Warthog uses in it's 'Gatling' gun...But I don't believe uranium is magnetic...

jonnyc · 09-12-2015, 09:07 AM

That looks like an old "turn-of-the-last-century" Hotchkiss projectile.

sheepherder · 09-12-2015, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jonnyc

That looks like an old "turn-of-the-last-century" Hotchkiss projectile.

Ooooh...I saw one of those fired on 'Pawn Stars' some time back; awesome...

09-12-2015, 08:25 AM	#1
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	1" caliber round What is it? A friend of mine asked me if I could find any info about this round: made of steel, not magnetic: Caliber 1" lenght 2.60 inches The bands are a bit larger in diameter than the slug, possibly for engaging the rifling, is it a type of anti-armor round? I thought it belonged to an Apache Helicopter M230E1 Chain Gun, then I realized that if I'm not wrong Apache's has got only 30mm caliber chain gun. I enclose a couple of pictures that I've just taken. Thanks in advance! Sergio Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list. Last edited by Sergio Natali; 09-12-2015 at 11:24 AM. Reason: added details

09-12-2015, 09:07 AM	#3
jonnyc User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 425 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	That looks like an old "turn-of-the-last-century" Hotchkiss projectile.