Object Record
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Title |
.50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944 |
Object Name |
Bullet, Armor-Piercing |
Description |
.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. |
Date |
1944 |
Creator |
Des Moines Ordnance Plant, Ankeny, Iowa |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2000.021.007 |
Dimensions |
H-2.25 W-0.5 D-0.5 inches |
Collection |
3D - Armaments |
Inscription Text |
None. |
Provenance |
From WWII (Navy). |
Notes |
"The Des Moines Ordnance Plant and rifle range testing area were built on 4442 acres of land just south of Ankeny. The land had been acquired from previous owners therefore becoming government property..." [http://www.djteach.com/AAHS/Ordnance_Plant.html 8/4/2015] "The Browning M2 machine gun was the most widely used weapon on the American bomber and fighter planes of WWII. Due to the high demand of ammunition for this gun, many companies began producing the .50 caliber round to keep the supply available..." [http://www.nebraskaaircrash.com/50caliber.html 8/4/2015] "An armor-piercing (AP) shell is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate armor. From the 1860s to 1950s, a major application of armor-piercing projectiles was to defeat the thick armor carried on many warships..." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor-piercing_shot_and_shell 8/4/2015] "Incendiary ammunition is a type of firearm ammunition containing a compound that burns rapidly and causes fires..." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incendiary_ammunition 8/4/2015] |
Search Terms |
Bullets Gun Guns Navy Ships World War II World War Two |
Subjects |
Arms & armament Bullets Guns Machine guns Navies World War II |
Credit line |
SMCHA Collection |