ben2000
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
Had this one delivered today, my largest (and most heavy!!) Shell so far.
Its a nice inert relic condition First War 6" 26cwt HE shell. It still has some traces of markings on the bottom that i'm trying to figure out.
This one is fitted with a nice 101 percussion fuze, so going along with Hogg's book which says HE shells would mainly have been fitted with 106 fuzes, and gas shells would have had a 101 fuze, i think i'm going to give it a new paint job as a chemical shell.
The white painted shell to left is an 18pdr shrapnel for scale.
Hope you like it as much as i do.
:tinysmile_fatgrin_t
Ben.
Had this one delivered today, my largest (and most heavy!!) Shell so far.
Its a nice inert relic condition First War 6" 26cwt HE shell. It still has some traces of markings on the bottom that i'm trying to figure out.
This one is fitted with a nice 101 percussion fuze, so going along with Hogg's book which says HE shells would mainly have been fitted with 106 fuzes, and gas shells would have had a 101 fuze, i think i'm going to give it a new paint job as a chemical shell.
The white painted shell to left is an 18pdr shrapnel for scale.
Hope you like it as much as i do.
:tinysmile_fatgrin_t
Ben.