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47mm ID please

fert

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ciao
I'm new, I see many great items in this forum... I like UK ammo....

so I hope you can help me to identify these shells.

sorry my poor english
47001.jpg
 
the shell it's 130mm long, sinilar in shape as 47mm hotchkiss revolver shell, but differs for driving bands, that are unfortunely missng....
47003.jpg
 
the shell it's 130mm long, sinilar in shape as 47mm hotchkiss revolver shell, but differs for driving bands, that are unfortunely missng....
47003-6e41c04bffaaa109fa37fe0fc21c0fbb.jpg
 
My suggestion is that it is a projectile that has either not yet reached the point of being "grooved" to accept the bands, but looking at your picture I think the depth of both grooves indicate that the driving bands have been "turned" off along with the "anti-rotation/slip "V's" that are on all Projectiles that are spun at high speed. !
Hope this helps.
 
thanks man

I tought to french 47mm but it has thinner driving band and screwed base.....

thanks again for your interest.
best regards
 
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