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A 47 mm shell to be identified.

bombista

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It looks like the fuze/tracer has been cut off at the base.
 

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The general shape and measurments make me think to an austrian shell Böhler type.
The HE round M35 I know is quite different on top (no external thread). This thread seems to be made for a cap.

 
It could be thought to be an ‘EP’ (shaped charge). These are 47 Italian EP. But the fuze is in the nose, not in the base.
 

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This one has the internal fuse at the bottom, but the cup is closed. The one in my photo is an EPS. I’ll take photos and measurements tomorrow.
 
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