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By The Armorer on July 6, 2006 | | Comments (10)

You guys have *actually* hit all the component elements of the answer. You just have to figure out which ones from the clues.

I will acknowledge I inadvertently misled you with the scale referent. The artifact in question is at least 60 years younger than the grenade.

Here's another pic to help you on your journey.

C'mon, you can do it!

Update:

Frank got it - Riot Control round, in this case a French "baton round" that fired a hollow rubber ball from a 37mm launcher - similar to this gun.

What's interesting about this one is that it's a 12 gauge blank inserted into a larger caliber plastic case, vice the aluminum cased more classic design of this Brit baton round in the Castle holdings. Fairly low velocity and hits with a sharp sting. I've been hit, in training, with a baton round from 50 yards. Not fun. Certainly, getting hit at close range in the wrong place can cause (and has) fatalities or serious injury. There are rules of engagement covering these weapons as there are any others.

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By fdcol63 on July 6, 2006 8:22 AM
OK ... another WAG. Something like a 1" or 37mm plastic, disposable "Shotshell" round for either a flare round, smoke, or maybe some other CS or riot control agent? I haven't been able to find another pic elsewhere on the net, but it sounds like some kind of new-fangled, plastic, once-shot, non-lethal, riot control or crowd dispersal round or something like it.
 
By John of Argghhh! on July 6, 2006 8:30 AM
That's pretty much it. It's a french baton round - in this case firing a round rubber ball.
 
By Trias on July 6, 2006 9:16 AM
A rubber ball? Now that's tennis. Wouldn't it still be lethal?
 
By John of Argghhh!!! on July 6, 2006 9:22 AM
From close enough range, hitting the right place, yes. But these are very low-charge rounds.
 
By MajMike on July 6, 2006 9:34 AM
oh... how very French.
 
By AFSister on July 6, 2006 10:06 AM
WOW! John actually found a spent FRENCH casing! (ok.. snarky attitude off)
 
By John of Argghhh!!! on July 6, 2006 10:25 AM
Riot casing, AFSis. In other words, one they used against themselves...
 
By AFSister on July 6, 2006 11:35 AM
I know- I'm just surprised they fired off a round at ANYONE.
 
By fdcol63 on July 6, 2006 2:35 PM
IIRC, the French could be pretty brutal, especially to their "colonials" in Algeria, Indo-China, and Africa. Which is why the word "hypocrisy" comes to my mind whenever they call us Americans "imperialistic" and whine about the "atrocities" of Abu Ghraib and Gitmo.
 
By Justthisguy on July 7, 2006 10:53 AM
The Sweety has one of the Brit rounds (projectile in fired case) sitting on the chest of drawers in her bedroom. It has been mistaken for, uh, something else. Hers seems to have a longer case, anodized black.
 
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