WWII finds

[Bejamble]

Got a short hunt in and found a few items today. I received permission to hunt the university campus as I am a student. A portion of the campus was used during WWII. Found a shell stamped LC78 (post war). Also found some US Marine Corps buttons (assume WWII), some shrapnel, an unknown patina item and 3-4 in clad. Any idea what the patina chunk is?

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[Indian Steve]

Looks like a gate for a water valve.

 

[Bejamble]

Yep, completely agree on that one.


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[westkybanded]

Hard to tell exactly what your cartridge is without knowing the caliber or at least the size. It looks like a fired blank round that could have been used during training, or maybe filming a movie?

 

[pescadore]

Lucky you !!! I live in a University town and they have a no MDing rule. It'a very old site and I would love to get permission but no go for now. Congrats on your finds.

 

[doc-d]

Blanks were also used to fire grenades….

 

[DixieLandMan]

Definitely an early style blank round. Newer ones are crimped at the end.

 

[Bejamble]

Lucky you !!! I live in a University town and they have a no MDing rule. It'a very old site and I would love to get permission but no go for now. Congrats on your finds.

Our University is fairly new. Enrollment is about 2500-3000 each semester so there is a decent amount of traffic with some nice common areas. It setup on the current campus in 1960 with one side, I believe, was used in WWII as barracks or a base camp. These buildings are still there and have that typical military look to them. Nonetheless, there is a potential for some silver with lots of clad in the common areas. I'm going to be giving it a run over fall intermission and see what I can come up with.

 

[Bejamble]

After researching further, you guys are right on as the shell being a blank. Looks to be a 7.62 M82 blank. Thanks again!