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2.95 case
- Thread starter Andysarmoury
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Many thanks would I be right in thinking an A in a circle mean's its bean annealed and the dot reloaded once.
Best
Andy
Thanks for confirming the case length Womble, what are the chances of finding a projectile for one, they must be like hens teeth lol. nice round by the way.
Thanks again Womble, Yours is the third one I have seen in 50 years of collecting, perhaps we will get lucky in the next 50 lol
Cheers
Andy
Andy
That would put me over the hundred by the end of the next 50, by then I think I may have forgotten i had one or what I was looking for, If I find two projs I take it you would be interested in one then.
It looks like I will have to unpack the crate of them in the shed if they are not that common.
Cheers womble
That would put me over the hundred by the end of the next 50, by then I think I may have forgotten i had one or what I was looking for, If I find two projs I take it you would be interested in one then.
It looks like I will have to unpack the crate of them in the shed if they are not that common.
Cheers womble
Hello,
Nice round.
What is the Mk of this shrapnel shell (I assume 2in fuze hole) ?
Shrapnel shells MkI and MkII described in handbooks are differents.
And what is the fuze ?
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Hello,
Your fuze seems to be a 2in thread T&P so not No3 or No13.
Could you post a picture of the fuze ?
MkI and MkII shrapnel shells were fitted with 1in GS thread fuze (brass head screwed for MkI and brass fuze socket for MkII).
Both with large driving band. So very different shape as your shell. Strange to note so much modifications (late model or other 75mm ?)
Regards
Your fuze seems to be a 2in thread T&P so not No3 or No13.
Could you post a picture of the fuze ?
MkI and MkII shrapnel shells were fitted with 1in GS thread fuze (brass head screwed for MkI and brass fuze socket for MkII).
Both with large driving band. So very different shape as your shell. Strange to note so much modifications (late model or other 75mm ?)
Regards
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I can't say that I have seen a British shell with a small drive band like Mimenaz16 said are you sure its not a 75mm as they will fit, have you any more pic of the shell and fuze.
Cheers
Andy
Cheers
Andy
Minenaz16 and Andy
please see attached pics- top one is this as per what you where expecting to see proj wise- as per drawings - this does answer a question as to what proj this is, as it has been in the to identify department when I had time, I had shown this to 2 cartridge collecting Jedi masters who did not know what it was from- so hopefully this answer what it is- unless some one else knows what this is. Please see pics of fuse- hard to get a clear pic- sorry. many thanks
Cheers
womble
please see attached pics- top one is this as per what you where expecting to see proj wise- as per drawings - this does answer a question as to what proj this is, as it has been in the to identify department when I had time, I had shown this to 2 cartridge collecting Jedi masters who did not know what it was from- so hopefully this answer what it is- unless some one else knows what this is. Please see pics of fuse- hard to get a clear pic- sorry. many thanks
Cheers
womble
The clue was with a picture of the fuze !
As I imagined, the shell does not belong to the case.
Very similar to the 15pr shrapnel with T&P No58 type Erhardt.
Picture from Bocn (thanks to the author)
I've attached a picture of the 2.95" shrapnel and double shell for interest.
