Falcon
Well-Known Member
Ages ago at a boot sale I bought a 90 x 353R case for the Belgian Cockerill 90mm AFV gun. It appears to never have been loaded / fired. It has no primer (threaded for a screw-in type). The case is very clean on the inside. It had been polished and lacquered on the outside, I removed the lacquer with Nitro-Mors household paint stripper and steel wool.
The headstamp is:
12 O'Clock: "90 MM NR 5499 A1"
6 O'Clock: "M M J - 2 - 5 - 81"
Is this case made in Belgium? Is "81" the date? Are 2 and 5 lot numbers? I guess "M M J" is the manufacturer ID. What is the name of the exact factory in whatever country it is made in? I have never been able to find anything on the maker of this case before, so any info would be extremely helpful!
The headstamp is:
12 O'Clock: "90 MM NR 5499 A1"
6 O'Clock: "M M J - 2 - 5 - 81"
Is this case made in Belgium? Is "81" the date? Are 2 and 5 lot numbers? I guess "M M J" is the manufacturer ID. What is the name of the exact factory in whatever country it is made in? I have never been able to find anything on the maker of this case before, so any info would be extremely helpful!