Manipled Mutineer
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I would be very grateful for help in identifying this recent acquisition of an inert (I believe British early c.20th shrapnel) shell and fuze. It was sold to me as either a 12pr or 15pr shrapnel. The fuze is a no.65 dated November 1900 (cancelled) and January 1912. The shell body, having been painted, has no remaining markings and the measurements don't seem to quite tally with what I have found so far online about either type. The shell (excluding fuze) is 8.75" tall, with 3/4" between the base of the shell and the driving band, the band itself being 7/8". The approximate base diameter is 2 7/8" but there may have been some loss due to corrosion. (For the same reason there are no marks visible on the base.)