Original U.S. Operation Desert Storm Era Inert 105mm M735 APFSDS Dummy Sabot Trainer Round Marked TASC Ft. Knox

Original Item. Only One Available. The M735 is a U.S. APFSDS round developed by the Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) at Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal in the late 1970s for the M68 series of 105mm rifled tank guns to replace the M728 APDS. It consists of a tungsten core sheathed in a maraging steel body with a aluminum windscreen and steel windscreen tip, mounted inside a three segment aluminum sabot. A steel bourrelet is secured to the face of the sabot petals with screws and the aluminum fin assembly is fitted with an M13 tracer element.

Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF-approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are not considered NFA weapons. This example is in total compliance and is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

This is a very interesting sabot trainer round for a 105mm M735 APFSDS round. The round is marked:

DUMMY

105G
APFSDS-T
CRTG
M735

TASC
FT. KNOX
DVC-T-17-105

This indicates either manufacture or use at the Training Audiovisual Support Center located at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 

The sabot measures 14½” tall and is entirely made from resin. It is painted a green/gray which is heavily chipped in spots.

A good trainer example, ready for further research and display.