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8cm Skoda ww1 - what model?

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Irod7

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Hello guys,

I have a question for you about this Skoda 8cm shell, it has a neck in a similar fashion to Skoda export shells (like the 10.5cm Turkish export shells). I have found a postwar czech vz.19 universal AA shell that has the same lower body, so this makes me think that this shell was initially for the 8cm M14 Lfa.K.m.M? If yes, what is the model designation for such a shell, and what fuze did it use? If you have some photos I would be very interested in seeing them.

Another idea is that this is just a M14 shell with a two-piece body.

Irod
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According to the date on the body, 1916, and the special shape of the mouth of the shell with a thread. It is probably an 8cm Feld Kanon K1915 Skoda (prototype, tested 1916 on the front).

What is certain is that this is the lower part of the projectile to the Grenade Shrapnel part then referred to for export supplies "Einheitgeschoss" (later and the R-U Army under the designation Grenade-Shrapnell). Unfortunately, I do not have a drawing of a 1915 shell or a fuse.
Akon
 
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