Original WWII 1944 Dated U.S. Navy 4 Inch Wooden Naval Drill Round U.S. Edged Weapons Amphibious Training Command

Amphibious Training Command

but had been stalled by British opposition led by former Prime Minister Winston Churchill

The maker is marked on right side of eye piece:

although a tent peg is much more likely to be struck by the butt

in this case 1936

Original WWII 1944 Dated U.S. Navy 4 Inch Wooden Naval Drill Round U.S. Edged Weapons Amphibious Training CommandOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a huge and fantastic totally inert, wood construction, drill round for the 4" 50 caliber gun (spoken "four inch fifty caliber"). The 4" 50 was the standard low angle, quick firing gun for United States, first appearing on the monitor Arkansas and then used on "Flush Deck" destroyers through World War I and the 1920s. It was also the standard deck gun on S class submarines, and was used to rearm numerous