Collectors Look - MK 15 Phalynx Fired Ammo Belt

[bush_hog]

This is a belt of 25 fired 20mm rounds from a MK 15 Phalynx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) also known as a Sea-Whiz. These were shot off of DDG-61 The Ramage. I'll take $100 for them. Or I'm open to offers. They're kinda hard to come bye because they're supposed to be kicked overboard. Something about the depleted uranium rounds or something. I dunno. They made it into my seabag and came home. They look pretty cool hanging on the wall in my gun room. The strand is about 36" long and each shell is about 3 to 4 inches tall. Each shell is stamped 20mm M103 ACN, along with some other specs.

 

[bush_hog]

Anybody interested? Make me an offer... thanks!

 

[Manimal]

You don't have a Geiger counter do you?

Depleted Uranium dust apparently causes birth defects.

Just FYI

Otherwise, awesome item.

 

[BR 870]

Birth defects?!? Kick em overboard!

 

[Manimal]

yeah among other stuff...

this is just hearsay, I don't have medical books stating it in front of me.

I probably shouldn't have said anything anyway.

 

[alex]

I'm willing to bet my gonads that it's nothing as harmful as, lets say, a dentist x-ray or so.

Not like you'll be keeping them in your pocket, either.

edit: some reading says the uranium rounds were switched to tungsten in 1988. No telling which he has, i'm guessing.

 

[Manimal]

yeah its probably only inhaled dust or dust in drinking water that is harmful.

 

[BR 870]

But what about the baby sea turtles?

 

[LACamper]

The uranium makes the turtles glow. That way its easier to pick them out your shrimp nets. That should make PETA happy!

 

[artabr]

The uranium makes the turtles glow. That way its easier to pick them out your shrimp nets. That should make PETA happy!

Mutant ninja turtles?

Art

 

[scubasteve]

I tried taking way more than 100 rounds home with me. Friggin' security at the airport wouldn't let me do it. Stoopid fuckers didn't understand that it was spent rounds.

 

[LouisianaCarry]

Why are these cool?

 

[bush_hog]

Well, I have them, and you don't...

 

[topgunz1]

Why are these cool?

cause its not a common item to have, like a bee hive.

I have a single casing from an A-10 Warthog's main cannon. Its freaking massive. I also have a 40mm casing from a deck gun on a ship of some type, dont remember what.