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US Cartridge, 105mm TP-T, M63 Artillery Shell

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
US Cartridge, 105mm TP-T, M63 Artillery Shell
Featured in this lot is this US cartridge, 105mm TP-T, M63 artillery shell. The projectile consists of a boattailed steel body fitted with a steel windshield and gilding metal rotating band, The windshield is a hollow steel cone fitted to the front of a steel adapter. The adapter is threaded into the front end of the projectile, and retains a copper conical liner in the projectile cavity. The projectile cavity contains an inert filler instead of a shaped HE charge as in the service projectile. An empty fuze body with a live tracer is threaded into the base of the projectile. The complete projectile assembly is a free fit in the cartridge case. The cartridge case contains a percussion primer assembly and a single propelling charge increment. The base of the cartridge case is drilled and the primer assembly is pressed into the base. The percussion primer assembly consists of a percussion ignition element and a perforated flash tube containing black powder. The single increment bag is assembled into the cartridge case around the primer assembly. The condition of this cartridge shell is good with the primer core used and spent but still attached and the ammunition used but the shell cartridge is in good overall condition. The measurements of this cartridge shell is 24 1/4" x 5 3/4" x 5 3/4". The collective weight of this artillery shell is 13lb 10oz.