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<p>[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 9304707, member: 84"]Saw this as soon as I entered my local thrift store - and was again happy I come early so I'm first in!</p><p>It is 30" tall (32" with base/stand), has U.S. Army stenciled on it and is Heavy!</p><p><br /></p><p>I googled U.S. Army target bomb but none of the images looked like mine. (At first I thought it said a navy torpedo because of the curved fins, but I guess it could also help keep it straight going through the air?)</p><p>What do I have? A manufacturer sample? A display for a military or gun show?</p><p><br /></p><p>The base is a big part of the weight but the bottom looks like aluminum or stainless steel - but it also has a very cool & expensive/technical look? Being for / from the same military that spent $500,000 on toilets - could it be a precious metal? (I know not likely, but fingers crossed!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever it is, it is going on the "coolest finds" list - next to the 1920's coin op hard boil egg laying hen!</p><p><br /></p><p>PS - First photo was taken outside in the parking lot of the thrift store in sunlight to try to do a google image search, the rest in my front yard in the shade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any help!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431077[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431078[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431079[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431080[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431081[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431082[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431083[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 9304707, member: 84"]Saw this as soon as I entered my local thrift store - and was again happy I come early so I'm first in! It is 30" tall (32" with base/stand), has U.S. Army stenciled on it and is Heavy! I googled U.S. Army target bomb but none of the images looked like mine. (At first I thought it said a navy torpedo because of the curved fins, but I guess it could also help keep it straight going through the air?) What do I have? A manufacturer sample? A display for a military or gun show? The base is a big part of the weight but the bottom looks like aluminum or stainless steel - but it also has a very cool & expensive/technical look? Being for / from the same military that spent $500,000 on toilets - could it be a precious metal? (I know not likely, but fingers crossed!) Whatever it is, it is going on the "coolest finds" list - next to the 1920's coin op hard boil egg laying hen! PS - First photo was taken outside in the parking lot of the thrift store in sunlight to try to do a google image search, the rest in my front yard in the shade. Thanks for any help! [ATTACH=full]431077[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431078[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431079[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431080[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431081[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431082[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]431083[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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