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Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2885 Posts	Posted 05/31/2014 1:59 pm Quote: Mine is also one of Peter Nichols' Very nice it is too Mine's not a Peter Nichols one - it's a second hand Victorian era one I got at a house auction - it holds 1,080 coins or there abouts. It's fantastic - I can't think of any other way to store coins that I would like. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 05/31/2014 1:59 pm Slab added for size comparison. The really good stuff is kept in a more secure location. Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 05/31/2014 4:25 pm I have two similar to the second from the left Chute. I was always told they were Oerlikon cases, but I'm not so sure now. Look maybe more like 40mm Bofors? Anyway, they were engraved for my Grandfather by a crew member off the ORP BÅ‚yskawica. Edited by Tom Goodheart 05/31/2014 4:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 05/31/2014 8:33 pm Tom, Just to get the scale correct, from the left, the first brass casing is 650 mm in length with accommodations for a 5" (125mm) projectile. A 5" Naval gun. Next is the 3" naval gun. Approx 75 mm bore. To it's right is it's projectile, above the third casing. My best understanding is that third casing was used in the cannons of US tanks. Marked 75mm it would be about 3" in diameter. To it's right, and #4 is a very similar, but slightly shorter Bofors of the same caliber. (PS MS as never having been loaded or fired.) Swedish Bofors cannons and ammunition were manufactured from 25mm to 283mm, and possibly others. Likely, the most popular was the 40mm cannon. Next is a 2.36" rocket (training round,) for the Bazooka. It doesn't belong in this group. I should be with the rocket launchers and the flame throwers. My bad. Then comes the 40mm cannon. I love trench art, and your Grandfather's pieces are priceless. My first guess is that the engraved casings were 40mm Bofors. The desk set is a little tougher. Owing to your English heritage, I would just be guessing. But my first guess would be... Near row, left to right .303 SMLE, .38 Webley or Enfield and .50 Browning. Top row... 40mm Bofors. But bear in mind this is not my area of expertise, and I am merely speculating. More educated input is encouraged. If I've used unfamiliar jargon, call me to task. Report this Post to the Staff
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