ID german 280 mm

[joery]

hello,

i have this german 280 mm for a while but can not find any info.
is there anyone who knows this one?
height is 810 mm,the two drivingsbands are each 45 mm.
see photo,next to a german 150mm shrapnel.

grtz joery

 

[thekees]

is it a 28 cm L2,8? they pop up now more frequent.

 

[joery]

hallo kees,

de enige die dichtst in de buurt komt is 71cm lang,ook de drijfbanden zijn dan smaller

mvg joery
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hello,
the only one that comes close is 710mm ,but also the drivingbands are smaller.
but i know that there are variants,it would be nice to find documentation.

grtz joery

 

[thekees]

Or is it maybe without the ballistic haube? have to check the WW1 ordnance. You know for sure it's a German shell? Since the French had this calibre too in WW1.

 

[EOD]

The driving band does not look German.

 

[thekees]

that's why is was aiming for a French shell. Or.... maybe a 11 inch?

 

[thekees]

When you flip it over, how big is the cavity? Is there a plate with a lower fuse thread? I can imagine that flipping this one over is not done easily.

 

[joery]

I bought him for a german,but may perhaps have another nationality.
Therefore i find it so strange that i find no info.
The bottom plate is gone,but must have been 22 cm.
I think it will be difficult to ID

grtz joery

 

[bdgreen]

Joery,

Interesting projectiles!!!

Is there any chance you can take a closer photograph of each of the two projectiles and post them here for those like myself who have no access to these types of projectiles? I and I'm sure many others would greatly appreciate such photos.

Thank you in advance!

Brian

 

[joery]

The driving band does not look German.

are you sure of the driving band? see photo
a Friend collector also has a German navy 280mm grenade ww1 and has the same driving bands, but his grenade is shorter
he found those back in documentation.
when I go over there I take pictures.

grtz joery

 

[EOD]

If it is German it should have some markings stencilled whch should allow for a positive ID.

 

[Fjordhouse]

it looks to me as an English AP projectile i have the same but bigger 15 inch but same driving bands. Ben

 

[thekees]

What will make it a 11 inch shell.

 

[joery]

then you had it right at the beginning.
do you have docu or pictures about this?

 

[thekees]

not yet ,but it should not be a problem on this forum to get more info.

 

[Yodamaster]

It's very similar to the 28cm Spgr L2,9 of Kriegsmarine.
I have trouble with the design of your drivingbands !


Yoda

 

[kz11gr]

Bonjour

Stamps in the metal ?