Need some help with a new projectile I picked up....I am at work and will have to post pics later, but hopefully from the description someone may be able to start pointing me in the rigt direction...
Its a bit of an oddity to me...it seems to be an HE or Shrapnel 3" projectile for the M1902/M1903 Seacoast guns (the ones which use the long 3" case) but is marked (looks very original to me) "76 G" (thats it, no other nomenclature except a weight zone "+" above the 76 G). It is OD paint with yellow stencilled markings (not rolled like a factory job). It does not currently have a fuze...
Nitty Gritty's...Overall length of projectile is 11.5" (292.1mm)...BUT it has an adapter screwed into it which is stamped " 3"AA Adapter, MK-I SWACO" so that is the length with the adapter...the projectile itself is 10.81" (274.6mm). Tha adapter is about 5/8" (15.9mm) in height. It has an early narrow single driving band, a little over 1/2" wide...
It looks similiar to the 2nd to last projectile in the third pic in this thread... http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/75869-3-inch-projectiles
I know its tough to say without pics but I wanted to get this thread started...
So questions for now...
1) Exactly what projectile is this.
2) If its an earlier 3" projectile based on driving band, were the re-used/re-loaded for use in the 76mm gun?
3) What is the " 3"AA Adapter, MK-I " and what type of fuze would b used on it (it appears that if the adapter is removed the standard large US type fuzes would work...ie, I have a spare M564 MTSQ sittng on my desk, it won't screw into the adapter, but if I could unscrew the adapter, it looks like it would mate up proper...)
As I said, I will post pics tonight....
TIA,
Mike
Its a bit of an oddity to me...it seems to be an HE or Shrapnel 3" projectile for the M1902/M1903 Seacoast guns (the ones which use the long 3" case) but is marked (looks very original to me) "76 G" (thats it, no other nomenclature except a weight zone "+" above the 76 G). It is OD paint with yellow stencilled markings (not rolled like a factory job). It does not currently have a fuze...
Nitty Gritty's...Overall length of projectile is 11.5" (292.1mm)...BUT it has an adapter screwed into it which is stamped " 3"AA Adapter, MK-I SWACO" so that is the length with the adapter...the projectile itself is 10.81" (274.6mm). Tha adapter is about 5/8" (15.9mm) in height. It has an early narrow single driving band, a little over 1/2" wide...
It looks similiar to the 2nd to last projectile in the third pic in this thread... http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/75869-3-inch-projectiles
I know its tough to say without pics but I wanted to get this thread started...
So questions for now...
1) Exactly what projectile is this.
2) If its an earlier 3" projectile based on driving band, were the re-used/re-loaded for use in the 76mm gun?
3) What is the " 3"AA Adapter, MK-I " and what type of fuze would b used on it (it appears that if the adapter is removed the standard large US type fuzes would work...ie, I have a spare M564 MTSQ sittng on my desk, it won't screw into the adapter, but if I could unscrew the adapter, it looks like it would mate up proper...)
As I said, I will post pics tonight....
TIA,
Mike