I know there have been more than one threads about this particular cartridge, but I couldn't find the info I was looking for in there, so here is another go..
I recently aquired this cartridge and I'm happy as a clam with it, and I managed to figure out a few things but I still have some questions about other matters, and i was hoping you guys could help me.
Let's start with the fuse, the markings on the fuse say M.T MOD. 41 on one side and there's a big 'X' stamped in the material on the other side. Just above the 'X' is some kind of (proof?)marking. Does anyone know what the 'X'stands for?
The markings 'M.T MOD.41' tells me the fuse should be a time fuse, and after I managed to remove the cover of the fuze, and comparing it with the drawings in TM9-1985-6, my conclusion is that the MOD. 41 fuse is probably a further developement of the M36 mechanical time fuse. Which I'm very happy with, because that means that the projectile on my cartridge was a a true AA round!
Then the projectile, I've found some info about the markings of Italian He rounds, but mine has a deviation... My sources (http://michaelhiske.de/Allierte/UK/Handbook/Pamphlet07/07_001.htm) say that HE shells all have a light blue/grey-ish colour from the driving band up to the 'shoulder'. Mine has that too, so far, so good.
But the 'head', from the fuse down to the 'shoulder' should be red, and my projectile is white in that area. As I can't really find any further pictures of this cartridge other than those on this forum I would like to know why my projectile has a white upper half, so any help you guys can give me would be appreciated!
The green band directly above the driving band indicates that the filling of this shell consisted of TNT or Amatol, but halfway between the driving band and the shoulder there's a blue band, and I can't find the meaning of that band anywhere.
Then there is also a marking that says 'INERT' between the green and blue bands, but that's probably added in the past, when this shell was emptied.
Then the last curiousity, which is a part of the headstamps...
@ 12 'o clock we see the date of manufacture: Jan 1941, and @ 9 '0 clock we can see the casing is made by Ansaldo.
But @ 2 'o clock -ish there is a stamp that says 'AEP 1951', does anyone know what that stamp is from?
Thanks in advance for your help.
All the best,
Danny
I recently aquired this cartridge and I'm happy as a clam with it, and I managed to figure out a few things but I still have some questions about other matters, and i was hoping you guys could help me.
Let's start with the fuse, the markings on the fuse say M.T MOD. 41 on one side and there's a big 'X' stamped in the material on the other side. Just above the 'X' is some kind of (proof?)marking. Does anyone know what the 'X'stands for?
The markings 'M.T MOD.41' tells me the fuse should be a time fuse, and after I managed to remove the cover of the fuze, and comparing it with the drawings in TM9-1985-6, my conclusion is that the MOD. 41 fuse is probably a further developement of the M36 mechanical time fuse. Which I'm very happy with, because that means that the projectile on my cartridge was a a true AA round!
Then the projectile, I've found some info about the markings of Italian He rounds, but mine has a deviation... My sources (http://michaelhiske.de/Allierte/UK/Handbook/Pamphlet07/07_001.htm) say that HE shells all have a light blue/grey-ish colour from the driving band up to the 'shoulder'. Mine has that too, so far, so good.
But the 'head', from the fuse down to the 'shoulder' should be red, and my projectile is white in that area. As I can't really find any further pictures of this cartridge other than those on this forum I would like to know why my projectile has a white upper half, so any help you guys can give me would be appreciated!
The green band directly above the driving band indicates that the filling of this shell consisted of TNT or Amatol, but halfway between the driving band and the shoulder there's a blue band, and I can't find the meaning of that band anywhere.
Then there is also a marking that says 'INERT' between the green and blue bands, but that's probably added in the past, when this shell was emptied.
Then the last curiousity, which is a part of the headstamps...
@ 12 'o clock we see the date of manufacture: Jan 1941, and @ 9 '0 clock we can see the casing is made by Ansaldo.
But @ 2 'o clock -ish there is a stamp that says 'AEP 1951', does anyone know what that stamp is from?
Thanks in advance for your help.
All the best,
Danny