Interesting projectile. I can't find any documentation on it. However I thought everyone would like to see this. I suspect naval, however ... I am not sure.
Dia: 210MM
Length: 449MM
Joe
Dia: 210MM
Length: 449MM
Joe
The correct fuze would be a "Granatznder C/82". The Fuze together with booster "Zndladung C/88" and gaine "Mundlochfutter C/88" is called "Granatzndung C/88" (I have never seen one)
The correct fuze would be a "Granatznder C/82". The Fuze together with booster "Zndladung C/88" and gaine "Mundlochfutter C/88" is called "Granatzndung C/88" (I have never seen one) The shell was (like all 1888 pattern shells) filled with picric acid.
Here's the corresponding case - these are much more common, although like everything getting harder to find now.