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IDENTIFICATION HELP needed, Fragmentation Body, Mine ?

Zorro

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IDENTIFICATION HELP needed, Fragmentation Body
Can anybody help with Identification of UNKNOWN FRAGMENTATION Body?
Pre-Owner did state that he did get the item from Italy and it is most recently
from an Antipersonnel Mine.

02_Top-View to Inside.jpg06d_Paint-Remains, in Fragmentat, Blue RAL 5012.jpg06a_Paint-Remains, in Fragmentat, Blue RAL 5012.jpg04b_Paint-Remains, Top Inside RAL 5012.jpg
7b_Bottom, Stamp-Mark.jpgP1100087.jpgP1100085.jpg
03_Dimensions.jpg01_Side-View, Total.jpg05c_Paint-Remains, Top Seem Oliv-Green - Kopie.jpg


DESCRIPTION

The item is made from one common pipe-shaped piece, which is from it´s
outside-shape divided in three different looking portions:
The non-prefragmentated superior portion is outside Cylindrical with an
outside-diameter of 57mm, the center-portion is conical with an diameter
between 65 mm (Top) and 58 mm (lower side), followed by a cylindrical
bottom-portion with an outside-diameter of 55 mm. All made from one c
ommon piece, which is in the Center all the way drilled through (inside-
Diameter 38 mm).
In the superior portion there is on one side a single 4mm diameter hole
which is not drilled through and does carry no thread. Most recently this
was made to get a here missing End-Cap connected via counter-screw or
dollpin M
ore Details SEE Fotos.

DETAILS ON FABRICATION AND FINISHING
Item is exactly round and shows neither on the inside nor on the outside
any seems. This means after casting the unfinished part had been machined.

CONDITION

  • No pitting, only Flush Rust
  • Inside Prefragmentation and also Interior Remains of Light-Blue (RAL 5012)
paint

  • Little evidence of Olive-Paint

DIMENSIONS / PAINT / MARKING :
Total Length: 160 mm
Outside Diameter: between 55 and 65 mm
Inside Diameter: 38 mm (all way drilled through, from Top to Bottom)
Weight of Fragm.Body: 1.9 KiloGram (precisly)
Stamp-Mark: not clear / letters MC or MO or OW in Oval


Any helpful Feedback is welcome.

Thank You,

Best regards,

Zorro


NOTE: Described Item is 100% INERT (only Metal) /
FFE (free from Explosives) and had been purchased legally.
 
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