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Today -- Another 18pr ~ and a fuze

Gspragge

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Had to believe, but it jumped out at me. These things lay in wait for me to
come along and suddenly before I know it another one ! This one has been fired,
but has the contents intact. I suspect a blind proof round from a projectile lot.
With shipping plug. Also this 1907 80 ll * fuze. all my other like this are
1906 mk 1s.
 

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Had to believe, but it jumped out at me. These things lay in wait for me to
come along and suddenly before I know it another one ! This one has been fired,
but has the contents intact. I suspect a blind proof round from a projectile lot.
With shipping plug. Also this 1907 80 ll * fuze. all my other like this are
1906 mk 1s.
Wonderful finds! Let me know if you are ever discarding a fuze you dont want cause you find better stuff than you could find in a lifetime in the usa:tinysmile_shy_t:
 
I cleaned it and this is what I see, it landed softly on one side. There are two rows of three punch marks down
the body which I presume are hardness tests. I haven't seen this before. Copper dragging from the band upon firing
and leaving marks on the body. If it was a proof round which a number from each batch were used for on ranges for this purpose
was it fired plugged. I presume a blind load so it could be examined after recovery. I don't know the procedure for this in Canada
but it would have had to follow the British practice as it was the British purchasing commission who was in control and to whose
standards these had to come up to. I can't tell if the projectile was painted or fired naked.
 

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Today - unavoidable ---ambushed by another one. This time an HE lamp :tinysmile_cry_t2:
 

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I'd suggest you change location, you are obviously in an 18pr impact zone!
 
High percentage of duds so I managed to escape intact ~

The projectile has a 1915 date, case unmarked.

The cast brass base is especially made to fit an 18pr case.
 

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I can't find the maker, but it cleaned up well enough.
Who is I.M. Co ? They are not in my list.
 

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There must be a proper list, I am going by the Imperial Munitions Board booklet, but there must be some missing
from it ?

I can't find this one either ?
 

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Canadian Allis Chalmers Co., Canada.

No trace on the steel supplier - EB

TimG
 
Didn't know steel blanks were shipped over, but this was early on I guess before
things really got going.
 
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