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French 75mm but what model exactly?

doppz92

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Hi, a friend of mine has this lump of metal and it's something I've never seen before. It really looks like a blown up version of a French 37mm and there's a lot of numbers and letters between the two driving bands as well as the French flaming bomb. Length is approx. 235mm. Caliber is definately 75mm, the shell sits very nicely on a French 75 x 350R. Thanks.

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Brilliant, it certainly looks like it's this one! I thought it could be a Navy shell, since there's no real use for such a projectile for a field gun at the beginning of the twentieth century. Can you confirm on which case it is mounted: regular 75 x 350R (Navy version) or another longer case for example from the Canet Model 1891 Gun?
 
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