Greetings all.
The pics show a 47mm projectile i recently purchased from that well known auction site,actually sold as trench art with the description ''no scavo'' which i think means not dug (search wellknownauction italy with the word scavo to see what i mean)
I'm assuming a smoke round due to holes and a ballistic cap thats missing ?
BUT...is the horseshoe cut original to the item or has it been added later ? my first thoughts on the horseshoe were that it had been gas axed in,but on closer examination its extremely well machined.
The driving band is also missing,its hollow to within a few mm of the point and has threads (for base fuze?).
Would anyone have anyone have any ideas on it or pointers to enable me to research further
The pics show a 47mm projectile i recently purchased from that well known auction site,actually sold as trench art with the description ''no scavo'' which i think means not dug (search wellknownauction italy with the word scavo to see what i mean)
I'm assuming a smoke round due to holes and a ballistic cap thats missing ?
BUT...is the horseshoe cut original to the item or has it been added later ? my first thoughts on the horseshoe were that it had been gas axed in,but on closer examination its extremely well machined.
The driving band is also missing,its hollow to within a few mm of the point and has threads (for base fuze?).
Would anyone have anyone have any ideas on it or pointers to enable me to research further
