Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely, inert example of a 37mm drill round as used with the M3, M5 and M6 field guns. The round is totally inert and is unable to be rendered live again. The round is in compliance per the current BATF standards governing ordnance.
Not Available For Export.
A dummy round or drill round is a round that is completely inert, i.e., contains no primer, propellant, or explosive charge. It is used to check weapon function, and for crew training. Dummy ammunition is distinct from "practice" ammunition, which may contain smaller than normal amounts of propellant and/or explosive.
The round measures 14 ½” tall and the cardboard storage tube measures approximately 15” tall. Both the tube and the round itself feature legible markings:
The round is marked as: 37G M3, M5 & M6 DRILL CARTRIDGE, M13 A LOT 1-26-23143-1942
The tube still retains a full paper label:
37 MM. GUN. M3, M5 & M6
COMPLETE ROUND
DRILL CARTRIDGE M13
LOT 26-23143-3 PACKED SEP 1942
A. C. CO.
A lovely example ready for display!
The 37 mm gun M3 is the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces in numbers. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep. However, the continuing improvement of German tanks quickly rendered the 37 mm ineffective and, by 1943, it was being gradually replaced in the European and Mediterranean theaters by the more powerful British-developed 57 mm gun M1. In the Pacific, where the Japanese tank threat was less significant, the M3 remained in service until the end of the war, but some 57mm guns were issued.
Like many other light anti-tank guns, the M3 was widely used in the infantry support role and as an anti-personnel weapon, firing high-explosive and canister rounds.
The M5 and M6 tank mounted variants were used in several models of armored vehicles most notably in the Stuart Light Tank M3/M5, the Lee Medium Tank M3, and Greyhound Light Armored Car M8. In addition, the M3 in its original version was mated to a number of other self-propelled carriages.
The inability of the 37mm round to penetrate the frontal armor of mid-war tanks severely restricted the anti-armor capabilities of units armed with them.
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Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.
All deactivated ordnance sold by IMA, Inc is engineered to be inoperable according to guidelines provided by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF).
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