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47mm projectiles

martijncornet

Active Member
Hello all!

Does anybody know where the following projectiles are for?
And which cases belong to them?

The one on the left is 175mm long with no markings on it and it is 175mm long

On the right one is a little symbol that looks like a circle with a key in it and it is 125mm long with the fuse.

Thanks in advanceIMG_3596.jpgIMG_3597.jpgIMG_3600.jpg
 
The long one is probably a Nordenfelt, and probably the short one also, they would have different cases. Nordenfelt cases are usually unmarked, sometimes have a N. the last one is a Hotchkiss.
 
I think the long one is also a Hotchkiss (hence I disagree with Nordenfelt on this one), though not necessarily made by Hotchkiss. The short one certainly is, though the marking is unknown to me ? The body might shown poorly Hotchkiss Paris below the band. The rounded blunt point on the long one is notnormal, has it been polished and perhaps blunted ?
 
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