Good afternoon,
I'd be very grateful if anyone here could help identify a German First war 10.5cm shell I have.
I previously thought it may be a model 1915, but the measurements blew that idea out of the water! It has an adaptor fitted, with threads cut for a HZ14/HZ05 fuze.
It measures:
Base to top (without fuze): 347mm
Adaptor height/length: 47mm
Base to driving band: 28mm
Driving band width: 14mm
I've identified all others in the collection with no issues, but can't find info on this one (with the limited info that I have). I'm guessing it may not have made the books? Either way I've checked chemical, shrapnel and HE listings but still no luck, given the weight, I suspect its HE.
Inspectors marks and date stamp give a date of 1917 if that helps
Any help would be much appreciated!
Cheers,
I'd be very grateful if anyone here could help identify a German First war 10.5cm shell I have.
I previously thought it may be a model 1915, but the measurements blew that idea out of the water! It has an adaptor fitted, with threads cut for a HZ14/HZ05 fuze.
It measures:
Base to top (without fuze): 347mm
Adaptor height/length: 47mm
Base to driving band: 28mm
Driving band width: 14mm
I've identified all others in the collection with no issues, but can't find info on this one (with the limited info that I have). I'm guessing it may not have made the books? Either way I've checked chemical, shrapnel and HE listings but still no luck, given the weight, I suspect its HE.
Inspectors marks and date stamp give a date of 1917 if that helps
Any help would be much appreciated!
Cheers,