[Stoat]

Now that could put somebody's eye out....

[Stoat]

Seattle recycling fanaticism ping

[Redleg Duke]

Oh, no! Not the dreaded “howitzer cannon” again!

[Retain Mike]

For a few minutes I considered bringing back a case of handheld flares from Vietnam. I thought they would be great on the Fourth of July and New Year. But a 155mm artillery round, now I think that is hubris.

[AF_Blue]

Someone from Fort Lewis must have had their household goods inspected and got told it couldn’t be packed in the shipment.

[KingLudd]

Hey, at least they were thoughtful and didn’t just throw it in with the comingled trash. Could have ruined a heavy equipment operator’s whole day.

[Man50D]

So much for rushing out to buy one.

[2banana]

Recycle it - IN IRAQ!

[GonzoGOP]

I wonder how long that thing has been kicking around. 155s of one stripe or another have been in the inventory since WWI. Ammo for an old “Long Tom” has got to be a bit unstable by now. The newer stuff should be OK as long as you don't hit it with a hammer or throw it in a fire.

[toast]

They should have donated it to MythBusters and see how they recycled it.

[Stoat]

Thought these might be of interest....

YouTube - Howitzer Competition

YouTube - 3 rounds in 20 seconds

[snuffy smiff]

I guess somebody couldn’t find a 155mm bullet-puller...?

[Stoat]

UPDATE from SeattleCrime.com:

 

Update 11:30 a.m.— We're trying to confirm whether the dump is still closed. SPD says they've reopened the streets around the facility, but the department also called in the Explosive Ordinance Disposal team from Ft. Lewis and they're apparently still at the scene. We've heard that folks are being turned away from the dump while bomb techs are on-scene, but neither SPD nor Seattle Public Utilities—which runs the transfer station—could confirm.

[Verbosus]

Years ago when I was much, much younger - I moved into an
apartment and found a box of 12ga. shotgun shells on the
top shelf of a linen closet.

Since I had a 12 gauge I kept them with intents of using them, but never did.

I still have them to this day, as I am not sure what to do with them since I don’t want to shoot them. I always shot the shells I bought.

What do you do with ammo like that?
Is it safe to use if you don’t know the age at all?

[matt1234]

You mean they wouldn’t accept it in curb-side recycling?

[Stoat]

UPDATE from Seattle Police Department:

SPD Blotter » Live ‘Smoke Projectile’ found in dumpster

 

Live ‘Smoke Projectile’ found in dumpster

 

On 01-04-2010 at 9:30 a.m., a dumpster was being emptied at a Transfer Station in the 1300 block of  N 34 St.  In the debris the employees found an ‘OD green-colored’ 155 millimeter Howitzer round. 

Arson Bomb Detectives responded to the scene.  The US Army Explosive Technicians out of Fort Lewis was notified and responded.

It was determined the artillery round (a M116) originated and was manufactured in 1951, and was in fact a live ‘Smoke Projectile’ complete with a small bursting charge. The projectile was secured by the US Army Technicians and returned to the military base for proper disposal.