Anyone able to identify?

[bobke]

Good buddy of mine guides hunts on 330k acres in West Texas that is periodically closed for hunting and used by military for training. He come across a handful of these pieces, near a car that was completely destroyed, aluminum engine block melted into a puddle, and 20-30 small craters about 8x24”. Neither of us military-curious about identity of pieces. Not a great pic, but base of both identical.

 

[Supersubes]

Looks like a burr grinder body. There’s a center piece that’s missing. Used in Ag applications.


This is for coffee

 

[308Gunner]

That’s the wobbly thing that used to go in the wiggly hole?

 

[bobke]

Was told there was a large volume of shrapnel around the vehicle, this being one of several similar pieces. Is about 3” in diameter.

 

[Rthur]

Muffler bearing or a Knutsen valve...

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[vwhugger]

Part of a sprag clutch maybe?

 

[bobke]

Was thinking mortar shell or some piece of ordnance from known military training exercises there, given craters and level of vehicle destruction, but no experience to draw from.

 

[Strykervet]

Parts of 40mm grenades maybe?

 

[bobke]

More what I was thinking, but have never seen the backside of one....nor been on the receiving end. Lots of respect for those who have.