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A good expertise here, and nothing about a M39 https://www.bergflak.com/index.html Moreover, there is a contradiction in the documentation...

Thanks so much guys for sharing the pictures! I have never seen one before. Jason

Not necessarily. This No.80 doesn't show the usual marks of functioning of a Shrapnel shell, but more those of a timed HE. So a possibility is it was...

The 0.75" dimension is from the rim edge of the socket to the inside surface of the base of the socket. For the 18pr Shrapnel shell, the height of...

Well, I think you're right when it comes to this fuze having been subjected to a large force from below, which I take as the shell exploding and...

Thank you! That is indeed very useful and I'll absolutely post pictures of the finished articles. Ah. I got the dimension by measuring one of...

Hallo, I looked up some old german airforce manuals to find this strange 20mm fuze. All I could find are a tracer (Leuchtspur) and a dark tracer...

I am out of my depth in this discussion but I have no references to a red projectile existing as incendiary/phosphorous. I only have seen blue...

Nothing ? Is it a mistake in the Bulletin 59, 1944 ?

Thanks The only problem is that the AZ 1528A is on a red projectile( see above) , not blue! I was told that this is early phosphorus -1941. It’s a...

Overall length of the HE shell is exactly 7 & 3/4" (196.85mm). The fuze socket adapter on the shrapnel shell is dimensioned as 1/2" on your drawing,...

I've managed to find the dimensions for the 13-Pdr shrapnel for myself, from a 1917 American book named "The Manufacture of Artillery Ammunition"...

Heres my Tin,,,,,,,, Dave http://www.millsgrenades.co.uk/images/soe/Tin%20of%20tyre%20mines.JPG

Exactly, I misunderstood your question. But I hope you will enjoy the photos none the less.

I think I've never seen a German M39 HE mentionned in lexpev site (I assume different from Nb39 and Norwegian M39)

Is this any good. Cheers Andy

I do not have the dimensions, but hopefully the photo can be of use to you. The M39 is a smoke grenade but you properly know that. Or are you...

Want to add that these fuzes are a pretty much dangerous construction, especially in ground dug condition when the thin protective plate on top is...

I forgot to mention the use for these , Generally if you look at documents the AZ 1528 is used in 2cm Brandgranate o. Zerl. The AZ 1528A on...

The British were very careful about stamping this kind of information on the projectiles themselves and you can even see them in the pictures. For...

Well I found a place on the net that has several bombs and ordnance for free download. Just enter the word "Bomb" in the search window and 18 pages...

Any chance you might know the model numbers/nomenclatures? Joe

Thanks for your help - much appreciated

many thanks wingsofwrath for your comments and interesting photo's, the fuzes on my 5.3cm projectiles hang over the tip of the top of the shell by...

Bit of necroposting, considering I found this thread four years late, but this is such a specialised subject, I had to put my two cents in. First...

It's a 6-pdr. You can actually read the markings on the body in the photo and the shape of the 17-pdr is slightly different - the sabot is more...