What's new
British Ordnance Collectors Network

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Projo IDs

jvollenberg

Well-Known Member
Ordnance approved
I am trying to ID these projos. Any other information would be most helpful as well.

Joe
 

Attachments

  • 3.JPG
    3.JPG
    80.5 KB · Views: 97
  • 4.JPG
    4.JPG
    15.2 KB · Views: 58
Hello,
1 to 3 Repainted french 75mm bodies model 1900 or 1915 with chemical codes
First : code 12 FF - chemical filling "FRAISSITE" (lacry)
Second : should be painted green - code 5 CO "COLLONGITE" (phosgen)
Third : code 4 V - chemical filling "VINCENNITE" (acide cyanhydrique)
I can't remember if yellow and white bands are correct for these fillings, I need to check in my books (little bit complicated)

4: HE


5 French 75mm AL 16 (it's a kind of SAP shell)

6 Body of shrapnel french 75mm repainted with incendiary code (could be correct as incendiary 75 used bodies of shrapnel or HE shells)


Maybe the owner used this well known docs on chemical 75mm
75mm tox.jpg
 
Last edited:
Hello,
1 to 3 Repainted french 75mm bodies model 1900 or 1915 with chemical codes
First : code 12 FF - chemical filling "FRAISSITE" (lacry)
Second : should be painted green - code 5 CO "COLLONGITE" (phosgen)
Third : code 4 V - chemical filling "VINCENNITE" (acide cyanhydrique)
I can't remember if yellow and white bands are correct for these fillings, I need to check in my books (little bit complicated)

For the second shell the owner used the D 435/5 Handbuch der Farbringmunition des Heeres (20.8.44), but apparently that German handbook is not so accurate with its colors. Or were these shells repainted by the Germans?
 

Attachments

  • D825C15E-AC5C-4773-B1BF-CE78E7679072.jpg
    D825C15E-AC5C-4773-B1BF-CE78E7679072.jpg
    295.6 KB · Views: 13
  • 9BDAD52C-3DD4-49DB-86AD-7C45DDF72334.jpg
    9BDAD52C-3DD4-49DB-86AD-7C45DDF72334.jpg
    294.2 KB · Views: 20
Last edited:
Top