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The Dutch had a Vickers Armstrong M1931 AA gun as standard heavy AA artillery before 1940. The case belonging to this gun is a 75x490R102 case. They exist to my knowledge as a brass Dutch manufactured case (Hembrug), a brass German made case 7,5cm H36 and a steel German made case. Early Dutch cases came with the gun and are marked 7,5tl (meaning "tegen luchtdoelen" = AA) and made by VAEL (1934/1935).
I have a yet unknown Danish case 75x561R102. It completely resembles the Dutch Vickers Armstrong M1931 case (rim diameter, rim thickness, case shape) expect that it is longer. Recently, I have seen 2 Romanian 75x561R102 cases that resemble the Danish case in my collection.
So I started wondering, did the Danish/Romanians use a longer case for the Vickers Armstron M1931 gun they had in service? If not, there should be a 75x490R102 case used by Denmark/Romania but I have never seen it.
To make it more confusing, the Swiss 7,5 cm Flab M1938 also uses a 75x561R102 cases that resemble again the Danish/Romanian case. The Swiss Flab M1938 however is a Schneider design.
I would be interested in additional information to verify the gun used with the Danish/Romanian 75x561R102 cases and I would love to see additional head stamps for either of the 75x490R102 and 75x561R102 cases.
On the image from left to right a Dutch 75x490R102 VA case dated 1938, a Swiss 75x561R102 Flab M1938 dated 1941 and a Danish unknown 75x561R102 case dated 1936.
I have a yet unknown Danish case 75x561R102. It completely resembles the Dutch Vickers Armstrong M1931 case (rim diameter, rim thickness, case shape) expect that it is longer. Recently, I have seen 2 Romanian 75x561R102 cases that resemble the Danish case in my collection.
So I started wondering, did the Danish/Romanians use a longer case for the Vickers Armstron M1931 gun they had in service? If not, there should be a 75x490R102 case used by Denmark/Romania but I have never seen it.
To make it more confusing, the Swiss 7,5 cm Flab M1938 also uses a 75x561R102 cases that resemble again the Danish/Romanian case. The Swiss Flab M1938 however is a Schneider design.
I would be interested in additional information to verify the gun used with the Danish/Romanian 75x561R102 cases and I would love to see additional head stamps for either of the 75x490R102 and 75x561R102 cases.
On the image from left to right a Dutch 75x490R102 VA case dated 1938, a Swiss 75x561R102 Flab M1938 dated 1941 and a Danish unknown 75x561R102 case dated 1936.
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