TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Whilst in the loft this afternoon I found this; It is an Oerlikon 35mm round from one of the captured Argentinian Anti-Aircraft guns captured during the Falklands War. The gun was test fired and a practice head was added to the empty case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Can you get a silencer ofr it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Whilst in the loft this afternoon I found... And whilst in MY loft this same afternoon...I found...a tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 mel3 would like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, enfieldspares said: And whilst in MY loft this same afternoon...I found...a tank! Had mine removed when I had a boiler replaced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Dunno what size this is but I know it's a apache practise round with a few empty 50cal behind for scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 That will be a 30mm round from the M230 Chain Gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Had mine removed when I had a boiler replaced! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) This, truthfully, used to be actually in my loft. For maybe thirty five years since my father died in the mid-1980s it was up there. But it's been downstairs on display in my son's house for a while now. My late father's claim to fame. It is the mounting from a German parachute mine/aerial torpedo. It was dropped on the military airfield he was in charge of the light ant-aircraft detachment at. Being the officer he had the pleasure of having to run from cover and cut the parachute with a knife to stop it being dragged towards the fuel dump. He kept both the parachute (long gone that...it was best silk) and the mounting as a souvenir. The picture in the diagram is a generic one...not my father's bomb. Edited August 30, 2021 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted August 31, 2021 Report Share Posted August 31, 2021 I've got half a dozen tennis ball sized wasps nests in my loft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 7 hours ago, Benthejockey said: I've got half a dozen tennis ball sized wasps nests in my loft. What calibre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 2 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: What calibre? super stingers 😂🤣😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 On 01/09/2021 at 06:13, TIGHTCHOKE said: What calibre? They look about .25 calibre. Velocity is a bit low, worse in cold weather but they male a real impact if they connect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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