Longest shell case ever.

[EOD]

Yes but they are entirely different. There is also a 53mm but not for the navy.

 

[rcaf53]

Thank's EOD. Could you please give dimensions for the 52x332R naval case mouth dia. ,rim dia. &base dia. & length rim to start of neck. Also any info. on the 53mm,
FRANK

 

[EOD]

rcaf53, the cases I had I gave away without taking the measurements, sorry.

 

[SG500]

View attachment 59764 I did find this one
128x960R (rim 166mm)
128x1180R (rim 215mm)
149x1495R (rim 227mm... apparently, but looks larger than that)

Charley I've just tracked your photo down, the original came from Les Thurston who was given the photo by someone at the Dutch Army Museum in Delft.
Does anyone know if that's where the rounds are?
Dave.

 

[Tony Williams]

Sorry to come in on this one rather late. I can add the following:

120 x 935 Russian coast defence (Canet design)
240 x 1032 German naval/railway
150 x 1143 German naval
170 x 1050 German naval/railway/coast defence
152 x 1054 US naval 6 inch L40
155 x 1079 Bofors m/60 SPG
152 x 1085 Russian L50
152 x 1093 French L55 M1936 naval
152 x 1115 L45C Russian (by Schneider/Canet)
155 x 1130 US XM224 experimental combustible case
240 x 1130 German L50 experimental
152 x 1170 Bofors naval
283 x 1220 German naval
305 x 1220 German naval
150 x 1221 Japan
203 x 1221 German naval WW1
140 x 1246 Spanish naval (1890s)
152 x 1252 Bofors M/40 naval
553 x 1350 53.3cm L/50 Gerat 36
210 x 1507 German 21cm L50 experimental

 

[SG500]

Thanks for the additions Tony. Can anyone post some photos of these amazingly long cases, especially the ones over 1200mmm or aren't there any out there?
Dave.

 

[charley777]

Thanks for the listings, Tony, some are new to me.
Can you provide rim diameters of the following?
140x1246R Spanish
152x1170R Bofors
155x1130R US exp CCC (did this have a stub case or was it fully combustable?)
203x1221R D naval
210x1507R D exp L/50
240x1130R D exp L/50

Thanks very much, Charley

 

[Tony Williams]

140x1246R Spanish - 175mm
152x1170R Bofors - 210mm
155x1130R US exp CCC - 157mm (did this have a stub case or was it fully combustable? - fully, I think)
203x1221R D naval - ?
210x1507R D exp L/50 - 252mm
240x1130R D exp L/50 - 323mm

 

[charley777]

Thanks very much, Tony (-:
A few more gaps filled........