What happened to these cartridges?

[Jan]

Battlefield found from a winter war (1939-1940) site in Finland. All help welcome!

Best,


Jan

[Ostm63]

My guess overrrund by a vehicle ?!

[Adrian]

They look like they have had the insides sucked out.

I wonder, is it possible that they were found in water or wet soil that was subject to being frozen and unfrozen on a regular basis?

If surrounded by water or a lot of moisture, could it be that every time the surroundings became frozen the water, when freezing expanded as it formed ice, squeezed them and distorted them?

[Gunny Hartmann]

They look like they have had the insides sucked out.

I wonder, is it possible that they were found in water or wet soil that was subject to being frozen and unfrozen on a regular basis?

If surrounded by water or a lot of moisture, could it be that every time the surroundings became frozen the water, when freezing expanded as it formed ice, squeezed them and distorted them?

Sounds feasible!......

[Spitace41]

I remember seeing a German canteen on here somewhere that had been found in a bunker and had a similar fluted effect. Apparently it was caused by concussion from an artillery shell or a bomb? Although in this case I would have expected to see the bullets popped out of the cases.

[Dimas]

that is due of near explosion, the exposion generate vacuum. I've seen such items after the explosion