65mm shell

[al'saad]

can anyone provide ID for this one? caliber is something like 65mm and as i figured it dates from WWI era.

 

[US-Subs]

Looks a little like the Italian 65mm. It was a common HE but could also be found with CW fill.

 

[al'saad]

that is what i am afraid off...chemical filler.
anyone can provide me with some schematics of this one?

 

[Alpini]

not really, much to short for the possible italian 65 mm mountain gun shells and the italian has only one driving band, not two. And the italian would have left hand rifling.

 

[al'saad]

this one has 3 driving bands

 

[US-Subs]

Alpini is correct, the Italian 65mm - at least the model with a potential CW filler, is much later and has a single band. My fault for answering a post at 0430 in the morning and not looking more closely.

 

[2pounder]

I think it has 3 driving bands when you look closely which puts it early but cant even guess as to what.

 

[bacarnal]

Just a SWAG, since it is in that area, but could it be Austrian from before the turn of the (last) century? Possibly an attempt to use less bearing surface than the Armstrong? The rifling looks to be of an old type. Other than that, I'm stumped, but it's neat. Cheers, Bruce.

 

[Alpini]

sorry, I did not see the driving band in the middle, now it is clearer. That is (bacarnal was pointing me into right direction) an austro-hungarian 7 cm M.75 shell (black powder filled). A standard M.75 percussion fuze shoud fit.

 

[bacarnal]

What? I got one right for a change??:wink: