r/canadaguns • u/mechant_papa • Mar 21 '26

Misc Ammo posting: 37mm shells

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Brought back from WW1, they have been in my family on a shelf or mantlepiece for over 100 years. And yes, they were made inert at the time.

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u/faultysynapse Mar 21 '26

If I was a less trusting person, I'd say you just zoomed right in on some 22LR

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u/mechant_papa Mar 21 '26

They are real. As a kid, it was my job to polish the brass in the house, and I used to make those things gleam. The casing is a little beaten up from someone removing the shell and scooping out the powder.

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u/faultysynapse Mar 21 '26

Do you have a very large pet? Those hairs make what's supposed to be a 37 mm look like 5 mm.

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u/_Armpit AlmostProhibited.ca Mar 21 '26

The only explanation for this is that OP has a polar bear as a pet

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u/faultysynapse Mar 21 '26

Possibly. But I fear the hairs would be more translossent if that was the case.

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u/mechant_papa Mar 21 '26

Yes. And hollow.

Fun fact: Polar bear are hollow which helps insulation. They are indeed somewhat translucent. Together, these properties make polar bear hair excellent materials for making flies for fly fishing. Just a bit hard to come by.

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u/mechant_papa Mar 21 '26

Big white dog

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u/Romsicle Mar 21 '26

this picture needs to be nfsw tagged good Lord

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u/No-Today5207 Mar 21 '26

Yeah gives me circumcision vibes. Neat though

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u/zaphodbssecondhead Mar 22 '26

The limit at my local range is 20mm, no go for me