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37mm projectile ID
- Thread starter alpvogt
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37 mm
It's very possible !
Yoda
It's very possible !
Yoda
Can you remove the base
Looking carefully at the base can you see a very small Anchor mark. The image shows the French Navy fuze not the Hotchkiss. I think you have the 37mm Hotchkiss Light penetrating projectile But the French Navy Mle 1886 version. A Hotchkiss made projectile but Fuzed by the French Navy. This is the same fuze found in the French Navy Mle 1888 & 1892 projectiles. The numbers on the projectile should match those on the base, there seems to be additional markings but I can't make them out.
Looking carefully at the base can you see a very small Anchor mark. The image shows the French Navy fuze not the Hotchkiss. I think you have the 37mm Hotchkiss Light penetrating projectile But the French Navy Mle 1886 version. A Hotchkiss made projectile but Fuzed by the French Navy. This is the same fuze found in the French Navy Mle 1888 & 1892 projectiles. The numbers on the projectile should match those on the base, there seems to be additional markings but I can't make them out.
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