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Originally Posted by Mike_2817
First off - Inert means Non-Explosive, an unexploded explosive Shell is not Inert - It is Live untill proven otherwise.
From the shape of the nose cone (I would think not a fuse) this looks like a fired Practice Shell, which are not all 'Inert' as the can have a Tracer fitted.
But, and this is a BIG BUT - without close examination you cannot really tell.....
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Thanks Mike,
It will be with the NZ Army in an hour or so.
Mike, quick question, if it was a tracer round would the base of the projectile be hollowed out to accommodate the tracer? I remember a few years ago a batch of 1943 .303 tracer cartridges that were broken down for their cases for reloading and that the projectiles shown to me appeared to have this hollow chamber in their base.
As an aside - I'm hanging onto this one with its July 1944 markings, red crosses and green band.
And yes, this one is OK.
Regards
Chris