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« on: October 31, 2010, 05:22:11 am »
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Found them on the beach .....
Markings are KF - VII - 11  37
Small one is 0.45 Western
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Are they WW2 ?
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They look far too new to be WWII.

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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2010, 06:19:10 am »
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Might be wrong here, but I think you've "polished" them?
I thought the "37" stamped on the base was the year of manufacture (1937).
I've found a few on the beaches around Margate with various stamps on the base like "42" and "43" etc.
I presumed that was a date?

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They were thick hard compacted soil, buried about 9-10 inches below ground, put them in Vinegar to clean up, could not make out marks, so used good old JIF and a brillo pad.....
I think the same .....37 year of manufacture, loads of Pill boxes in area, large blocks on coast line, but not near where I got these....

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Looks like British .303 and .45 ACP.   Both used in WWII and later.

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