6 Pounder Hotchkiss Shell

[peregrinvs]

Recently acquired this. Not the prettiest example, but it's better than the one I currently have and should look OK after some filling and painting.

Pre-cleaning pictures:



And after a soak in dilute citric acid and a wire brush scrub:



I shall probably employ my usual trick for filling in lots of shallow pitting: painting on and sanding off 2-3 thick coats of primer-undercoat.

 

[BMG50]

Nice find, i am after one of these as well.

 

[Andysarmoury]

Great find and well done i think allot of us would like to find one
Cheers
Andy

 

[Gspragge]

The base on this is unusual- likely for a Semple tracer. Pity the markings are lost.

 

[peregrinvs]

Unfortunately this one has gone on the back burner for a while due to other distractions. However, I've made some recent progress and it is not far off a final coat of paint.

 

[peregrinvs]

Nearly finished. I just need to do a 'MKIV FUZE' marking on the side, but stencilling small letters is a horribly fiddly job...

And for fun I've pictured it next to an 'A7V' case. :tinysmile_twink_t:

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Andysarmoury]

Well done Mark, it's looking good.
Andy

 

[starshell]

Hi Mark,

Nice restoration indeed. Thought I'd post these images should you need an idea of stencil size, fony type, etc. Hope they help in some way.
Cheers!
D

 

[peregrinvs]

Thank you. That is very helpful. Would you say the font size was nearer to 1/4in or 1/2in?

Cheers,
Mark

 

[BMG50]

What a nice round.

Hi Mark,

Nice restoration indeed. Thought I'd post these images should you need an idea of stencil size, fony type, etc. Hope they help in some way.
Cheers!
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[starshell]

Thank you. That is very helpful. Would you say the font size was nearer to 1/4in or 1/2in?

Cheers,
Mark

You're welcome.
On my shell, the font height comes in at 6/16" so slap bang in between 1/4" and 1/2".
The letter thickness is 1/16" for all letters.
Length of word line 'MK 1V' measures 1 & 9/16" long.
Length of word 'FUZE' measures 1 & 11/16" long.
Again, these measurements apply to the shell I have, I'm sure there'll be variations on others you may find.
Either way, hope its usefull info.
Cheers,
Dylan

 

[Weasel]

I have had this one for about 20 years so thought i should add it to the thread as another example, still not decided if i should repaint it or not. It took along time to find a base fuze for it, best Weasel.

 

[Gspragge]

Looks like the fuze is dated for 1918, what date is the projectile and is it a navy example or army ?
Just wondering if it was wartime projectile for the tanks.

 

[Weasel]

Hi Gordon, i think the projectile may well be earlier than the fuze, the only stampings on the body i can find are R L just above the driving band and a I above that, these can just be seen in the second picture. As regards Army or Navy type i am not sure but would welcome any input on how to tell.
Best Weasel