Hi all
Im about to have a go at posting a few pics for the first time, so bear with me and let me know if they are to big or small etc.
I have had this shell in my collection for a few years now. Its unusual in that it appears to be a long pattern 77cm field gun shell fitted with a dopp.Z.92/15 fuse.
I picked this up at a flea market in Albert on the Somme (it is fully inert) At first I thought it was a put together from the depths of someones imagination, but last summer whilst field walking, I came across a live version of this same shell. Sadly I didn`t have my camera with me at the time so no photographic record, but it was for certain the same type, length and fuse etc.
I can find no ref. in any of my books and material that identifies this shell or what it contained. HE, Gas or Shrapnel. Im taking a shrewd guess at gas, but its really just a guess.
Here are the pics. Its in relic form obviously, but I intend to restore this one to display eventually against a relic. Those that read my introduction will know this is what I like to do.
So my questions are.. What did it contain? does anybody have any info on this shell fuse combo? and most important..does any body have any info on colour and stencils etc that the shell would have been painted???
As a side note, after going through my various bags of spent fuses picked up over the years, I have come across another dopp Z fuse that seems to have the same adaptor plate attached, and it does fit right into the long pattern shell.
I have included a pic of a restored french 75 HE next to a couple of relic shells so you get the idea of how I display them.
The pics.
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1551/img1901fw.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img84/1465/img1899w.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4851/img1900ym.jpg
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/1805/img1902zs.jpg
Any info will be greatly appreciated as I can find nothing regarding colour, content or stencils regarding this shell.
Just to finish off I thought I would link this last pic. Hows about this for an annual harvest!? And who is crazy enough to remove all those driving bands!!?? I can`t believe copper is worth that much. Still a common site during the deep plowing in France, but this pile were sitting by the side of the road in 32 C in mid summer!!! I didn`t linger long !!
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8800/img1882od.jpg
Andy
Im about to have a go at posting a few pics for the first time, so bear with me and let me know if they are to big or small etc.
I have had this shell in my collection for a few years now. Its unusual in that it appears to be a long pattern 77cm field gun shell fitted with a dopp.Z.92/15 fuse.
I picked this up at a flea market in Albert on the Somme (it is fully inert) At first I thought it was a put together from the depths of someones imagination, but last summer whilst field walking, I came across a live version of this same shell. Sadly I didn`t have my camera with me at the time so no photographic record, but it was for certain the same type, length and fuse etc.
I can find no ref. in any of my books and material that identifies this shell or what it contained. HE, Gas or Shrapnel. Im taking a shrewd guess at gas, but its really just a guess.
Here are the pics. Its in relic form obviously, but I intend to restore this one to display eventually against a relic. Those that read my introduction will know this is what I like to do.
So my questions are.. What did it contain? does anybody have any info on this shell fuse combo? and most important..does any body have any info on colour and stencils etc that the shell would have been painted???
As a side note, after going through my various bags of spent fuses picked up over the years, I have come across another dopp Z fuse that seems to have the same adaptor plate attached, and it does fit right into the long pattern shell.
I have included a pic of a restored french 75 HE next to a couple of relic shells so you get the idea of how I display them.
The pics.
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1551/img1901fw.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img84/1465/img1899w.jpg
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4851/img1900ym.jpg
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/1805/img1902zs.jpg
Any info will be greatly appreciated as I can find nothing regarding colour, content or stencils regarding this shell.
Just to finish off I thought I would link this last pic. Hows about this for an annual harvest!? And who is crazy enough to remove all those driving bands!!?? I can`t believe copper is worth that much. Still a common site during the deep plowing in France, but this pile were sitting by the side of the road in 32 C in mid summer!!! I didn`t linger long !!
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8800/img1882od.jpg
Andy
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