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USA 37mm Hotchkiss type

earni74

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I forgot i had this round, i cannot find this short projectile with this base plug in any of my books/paperwork, the nearest i found was in Millichamp's volume two page 578, obviously not an exact match

My projectile is (without base plug) 92.16mm long, apart from the stamps on the rotating band, there aint any others, the case may not be correct for this projectile

Perhaps someone out there has the correct information, Thanks
 

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Could be this 1 Pdr AP shell. Check out the measurements.
 

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Thankyou greif, it is the shell in your drawing, all dimensions are the same, do you know what was in the cavity
Mick
 
Thankyou greif, do you know what was in the cavity
Mick

I don't have further details on this shell, but I expect it to be a black powder filling. Taking note of the base plug in your shell, I think that perhaps your shell had an inert filling for practice shooting.
I also have a picture of the case that was used, but it is of poor quality.
 

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thanks greif for the additional drawing, i would imagine it is a practice inert filled projectile due to having the base plug
Mick
 
better late than never Minenaz
 

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