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  1. .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Armor-Piercing

    .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished edge and the bottom is filled with a metal composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted silver. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944
  2. .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Armor-Piercing

    .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished edge and the bottom is filled with a metal composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted silver. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944
  3. .50 Caliber Ball Bullet, 1944 - Bullet

    .50 Caliber Ball Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished bottom with an indented circular ring. At top the body narrows to a point. and ends with a finished edge. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    Bullets
  4. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

    .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    Firearm Shells
  5. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

    .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    .50 Caliber Shell, 1944
  6. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

    .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    .50 Caliber Shell, 1944
  7. .50 Caliber Tracer Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Tracer

    .50 Caliber Tracer Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom has a finished edge and the bottom is filled with the tracer composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted orange. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    .50 Caliber Tracer Bullet, 1944

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