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WW1 20mm Becker headstamp & loading?

Rrickoshae

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Please see the attached photos of a 20mm Becker round.
the projectile is fuzes and has a push in base

1) can anyone please identify the manufacture, headstamp 15 EuL 18 AM over K

2) is this a pure HE or is it HE/I - the base would surely blow out rather than the projectile explode?

3) is the very small hole in the fuze, it goes right through the fuze, for a shear pin?

many thanks, Dave
 

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It's an incendiary shell with ejected base.
Inside : 0.5 gr of gun black pouwder and a cylinder with 12 liyle holes around and filled of white phosphorus
Pin for secured impact fuze
 
It's an incendiary shell with ejected base.
Inside : 0.5 gr of gun black pouwder and a cylinder with 12 liyle holes around and filled of white phosphorus
Pin for secured impact fuze


many thanks Doctor for the quick response

Dave
 
18 AM over K

It's a

AWS
K

The AWS Stamp is the acceptance stamp of the Artilleriewerkstatt Spandau. The "K" should be connected with the acceptance stamp.


The shell was most probably manufactured by the "C. Lindström AG" (grammophones, etc.) because these had contracts for 20 mm Becker shells.
 
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It's a

AWS
K

The AWS Stamp is the acceptance stamp of the Artilleriewerkstatt Spandau. The "K" should be connected with the acceptance stamp.


The shell was most probably manufactured by the "C. Lindström AG" (grammophones, etc.) because these had contracts for 20 mm Becker shells.


many thanks Alpini, that’s very useful and interesting

regards, Dave
 
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