mach1bang
Well-Known Member
I have this French 1 pounder that seems a bit odd.
It is type with bulge in projectile base.The drive band seems not to be finished properly,also it has a ring around the nose
which has not been machined off.The nose is solid and of rounded profile not pointed.
A hole drilled in the base through bulge reveals a cavity extending 6cm into the projectile.
So it has a solid forward end and a cavity to rear,extending about half way into proj.
My initial thoughts are that it's unfinished or a reject.but the base was finished with bulge,so no base fuze and the rounded nose
is unusual.Could it be a practice projectile,and the poor quality driveband is just a coincidence.
I await your thoughts on this one.
Thanks Tim.
It is type with bulge in projectile base.The drive band seems not to be finished properly,also it has a ring around the nose
which has not been machined off.The nose is solid and of rounded profile not pointed.
A hole drilled in the base through bulge reveals a cavity extending 6cm into the projectile.
So it has a solid forward end and a cavity to rear,extending about half way into proj.
My initial thoughts are that it's unfinished or a reject.but the base was finished with bulge,so no base fuze and the rounded nose
is unusual.Could it be a practice projectile,and the poor quality driveband is just a coincidence.
I await your thoughts on this one.
Thanks Tim.