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47mm (3pr) Austrian casing

here a couple of 4,7cm shells
marking unknown:
Capital G with anchor
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It is probably: Gebrüder Gutmann. Vienna
The area around Czech also had its own businesses, such as mines and foundries..
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Anchor ...
-Since 1900 >
MASCHINENFABRIK ANDRITZ ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT«: VON DER ÖAMG ZU DEN GEBRÜDERN GUTMANN
 
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Nabob gave me a photo many years ago...
And to make it not so simple there is a side view of a shell with a bottom fuze of 47mm caliber.
It has Hotchkiss type rims and on the body the Skoda Werke emblem and the year 1888.
I just don't know if I can find this picture.
Anyway, without drawing any big conclusions: the Skoda company also made Hotchkiss-Skoda modification version type shell + rims for customers..It has a lot of questions :)
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I think 88 is the lot.
The crossed SW mark is seen on the "modern" item (ww1 production). The older material was marked only with the SW side by side. Also driving band design doesn't look made in 1888
 
I think 88 is the lot.
The crossed SW mark is seen on the "modern" item (ww1 production). The older material was marked only with the SW side by side. Also driving band design doesn't look made in 1888
There are no other stamped data, so 88 lot, but which year, and that would not be I don't know, it doesn't make sense to me yet.
The older ES (Emil Skoda) next variant emblem is SW.
However, that emblem was there for a long time before and during the war.
There are 4 shallow grooves on the shell body, so I would see that as a cartridge choke, but I haven't seen one like that yet.
Akon
 
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