Item Description
Original Item: Only One Available. Totally inert and demilitarized according to BATF guidelines with hollow body and inert fuses. This is a dummy piece and is not filled with any explosive content, nor can it be converted into an explosive device and has holes drilled in the lower portion of the casing. Not Available For Export!
This is a rather hard to find U.S. Navy WWII M81A1 Armor Piercing 40mm Bofors Gun Round, dated 1943. The base of the casing features the following markings: “US (Anchor)” “LOT NO/ 13”, “1943”, and “40MM MKI”, The Projectile is marked on the driving band as follows: “LOT-E-4-141-1944-40MM-M81A1”. The shell is in very good condition, showing a nice mellow patina on the paint and brass finish, and the round measures 17 1/2" in overall length.
What is exceptional about this set is that the Shell comes with an original Navy Issue M81A1 reinforced cardboard storage/transit tube!
Ready for Display!
The Bofors:
The Bofors 40 mm Gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well some captured systems being used by the Axis powers. A small number of these weapons remain in service to this day, and saw action as late as the Persian Gulf War.
The M81A1 40mm Shell:
This fixed ammunition is used in 40mm gun cannons for firing at armored and other protected targets. The projectile for the M81A1 cartridge consists of a hardened steel monobloc slug, crimp fitted on the blunt ogival nose with a thin steel, streamlined windshield cap to reduce aerodynamic drag. A tracer element in the base of the projectile provides a visible trace for approximately 12 seconds. A rotating band encircles the projectile near the base. A brass or steel cartridge case filled with loose propellant is crimped to the projectile. The case has an extractor rim base, and the base contains a percussion primer consisting of a perforated tube containing black powder and a percussion element.
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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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