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earlyndifferent 57mm-6 pdrs

highlandotter

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early and different 57mm, 6 pdrs

#1 57x224R Nordenfelt=Belgian, Ep 88 head stamp, fortress gun #2 57x253R Dutch?, no head stamp, #3 57x305R regular Hotchkiss 6 pdr, US, UMC,no date #4 57x408R, Nordenfelt, British,no date, naval gun All from late 1800s-early 1900s. any info or comments kindly accepted!
 

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The Dutch 6-veld has a 57x250R case and is a Gruson L/25. Most Dutch cases do have a headstamp, I do not recall ever seeing a 6-veld case without it.
 
Does anybody recognize this deviating 57 mm case? It measures 57x222R71 and has a 30mm long straight part of the neck (Belgium case has 35 mm) and weighs 972 grammes. Primer is different then Belgium cases, no head stamp.
 

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