{"product_id":"original-wwii-u-s-navy-gun-3-inch-wooden-mk6-drill-round-with-wooden-dummy-fuse-original-shipping-box-dated-1944","title":"Original WWII U.S. Navy Gun 3 Inch Wooden MK6 Drill Round with Wooden Dummy Fuse \u0026 Original Shipping Box - Dated 1944","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is an original WWII U.S. \u003cb\u003eDrill Cartridge M15 \/ M15B1 for 3-inch guns\u003c\/b\u003e, manufactured in \u003cb\u003e1943\u003c\/b\u003e and intended for training gun crews in the handling, loading, unloading, and fuze-setting procedures associated with full-size service ammunition. The cartridge is completely inert and cannot function as live ammunition or be converted into an explosive device. As with all deactivated ordnance, this item is \u003cb\u003enot available for export.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a good example which is marked on the fuze \u003cb\u003eR.C. 328697-2\u003c\/b\u003e. It is painted orange and is two pieces, which cannot be removed from the round. The side of the round itself near the bottom is stamped \u003cb\u003eM 15 B1 \u003c\/b\u003evertically. The bottom of the casing is faintly stamped:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDRILL CART. M15 \u0026amp; M15B1 FOR 3 IN. GUN, M1918, M1, M3, \u0026amp; M7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMMC 1943\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis denotes a manufacture date of 1943. Great information about the guns that this round could have been used in! The round measures 33¾” overall and has good wear across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surviving \u003cb\u003eM15B1 body marking, 1943 MMC date, full weapon designation, orange drill finish, and inert fuze assembly\u003c\/b\u003e make this a particularly informative example of WWII U.S. artillery and tank-destroyer training equipment. Rather than simply representing inert ordnance, it shows the type of full-size instructional ammunition used to train crews on some of the most important American 3-inch gun systems of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45818910605381,"sku":"ONSV24HFS002","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/ONSV24HFS002__01.jpg?v=1790014682","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-wwii-u-s-navy-gun-3-inch-wooden-mk6-drill-round-with-wooden-dummy-fuse-original-shipping-box-dated-1944","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}