6.5 inch Brass Case - Please help?

[Andy Naude]

Can some one please help me identify this brass case?

Not my personal measurements.

Diameter: 165 mm

Length: 395 mm

Weight: 9.5 kg

Is this a 6.5 inch or is it a 6 inch case?



Can you tell me anything more about it ?

 

[ozziammo]

Andy,

I am thinking you have a 6" Coast Defence Gun cart that has been cut down by 9mm to get rid of the notches that hold the closing wad. The cart should be 404mm long. Please measure the base diameter. it should measure around 195mm for a 6" CDG cart. The protruding primer has been removed also.

Regards Ozzi.

 

[Andy Naude]

[h=2]I think you are right. As I said the measurements were not taken by me. I suspect the measurements may be the external measurements of the case.

See the list below of the various guns used in the Anglo - Boer War.

Summary of the guns used[/h]

Type of gun	Number in South Africa 1 Jun 99​	Number sent to South Africa 1 Jun 99 - 1 Jun 02​	Rounds fired​
	​	​	​
37 mm Vickers-Maxim (Pom-pom)	-​	50​	193,837​
3 pr Hotchkiss QF	7​	-​	Unknown​
2.5 inch RML (Screw guns)	24​	7​	3 875​
7 pr RML gun	28​	-​	Unknown​
9 pr RML gun	10​	-​	137​
76 mm Hotchkiss	-​	1​	Unknown​
12 pr RBL	3​	-​	Unknown​
12 pr 6cwt BL	-​	78​	36,161​
12 pr 12 cwt QF	-​	18​	6,143​
12[SUP]1[/SUP]/[SUB]2 [/SUB]pr QF	-​	4​	1,495​
15 pr 7 cwt BL	27​	322​	166,548​
4.7 inch QF	-​	24​	3,035​
5 inch BL gun	-​	18​	5,480​
5 inch BL howitzer	-​	39​	9,790​
6 inch 30 cwt BL howitzer	-​	12​	55​
6.3 inch RML howitzer	2​	-​	765​
The following were taken from Cape (fixed) Armaments for use in the field:​	​
3 pr QF	7​	​	Unknown​
4.7 inch QF	2​	​	Unknown​
5 inch BL	2​	​	Unknown​
6 inchQF	4​	​	317​
9.2 inch BL	1​	​	Unknown​
	​	​

Source: These figures are taken from appendices 28 and 29 of the Royal Commission on the War in South Africa.
[h=2]Naval guns[/h]The Navy supplied the following guns:

1. 2 x 3 pounder Hotchkiss QF
2. 1 x 6 pounder Hotchkiss QF
3. 1 x 7 pounder RML
4. 6 x 12 pounder, 8 cwt QF
5. 33 x 12 pounder, 12 cwt QF (Long 12)
6. 19 x 4.7 inch QF

 

[Gspragge]

37mm 193,837 - 37 what an odd number ? How would you end up with a count ending in an exact 37 projectiles !
No wonder Sir Hiram did so well ! And still lots around.

 

[Dylan du Preez]

Hi Andy,

Sorry about the irrelevant response but I tried to send you a PM can you please confirm whether or not it came through .