Found on Beach

[audiyo]

Hey there... I found this on the beach today in Asbury Park, NJ and not sure what it is, any ideas? its kinda heavy for its size and its about 4 inches long, im not sure if its something off a boat or what..

have a great day!

 

[scubadetector]

that long?? Could be a military bullet. If its heavy its full of lead. Also with the grooves in it, I would say its a fired boat tail, NO idea what caliber since its so long. Well thats what it looks like from here. Here is a picture.

 

[Dig]

Hey Audiyo...I think what you have there is a .50 caliber bullet from WWII. In my area they had a training ground where the planes practiced their bombing and strafing runs and we often find the shells and bullets. They look exactly like what you have there. Hope it helps

 

[John (west central FL)]

It's a .50 caliber machine gun bullet. We find them all the time down here. Ours are left from practice along the coast during WWII.

 

[LE.JAG]

Yes, .50 caliber

Found that there, with some knickknacks

 

[audiyo]

wow thats pretty cool ( to me anyway, its my first bullet if this is actually what it is : ) ) thanks for the info!!

oh it is more like 3 inches long...

i used to detect near punta gorda florida and found a lot of bullet shells/ casings but nothing like this before

 

[scubadetector]

I have a few cartridges from 1918 that I find in one of the local lakes but I haven't found a bullet that fit them yet.

 

[waterwayne]

I just found one on Captiva island yesterday too!

 

[audiyo]

Cool! I cant wait to go again.. unfortunalty it wont be until next weekend

 

[mickfin]

Things Wash in with the Waves, You think it would 1/2 to be within the brakers to wash in???? the 2 things i found that wear out at sea, Was a Divers Wrist Watch,
And some kind of Printing die, As big as a Silver Dollar and as thick as a 1/4 " of solid steel with a knotch as to fit in a printing press, It is printed in reverse and reads Delphi investments of California,

 

[ratpack]

Yep, ww2 they used to dump off the jersey shore live stuff got mixed in as well

 

[waterwayne]

My bullet was a black lump in the shape of a smoking pipe.I threw it in a glass of acid and was very surprised to see it was a bullet.

 

[Surfline]

Yes, its a 50 caliber. Interesting, I found some further South of you. Wonder if they were pulled up from dredging or were from somewhere close-by/offshore.

Surfline

 

[Surfline]

Yes, its a 50 caliber. Interesting, I found some further South of you. Wonder if they were pulled up from dredging or were from somewhere close-by/offshore.

Surfline