Any information?

[chispa]

Hi! I’ve been searching through my bookmarked websites for information on certain calibers, but I’m coming up empty... Can anyone point me in the right direction? AI makes me laugh I ask it once and it tells me that, based on the primer, it’s of French manufacture (French Model 1929 artillery primer, made at the Ouvriers-Vauban workshops), but when I ask a new chat session, it tells me it’s Spanish HOV (HOV stands for Hontoria - Oviedo - Villalba) the workshops and factories of the Spanish artillery ordnance depots). It has a height of 100 mm, and the diameter in the least damaged area where a consistent curve is visible measures 155 mm or 156–157 mm.

Schneider 155 mm C Mle. 1917??

 

[Hoeksel]

The primer looks Italian to me. It is not a 155 mm Mle 1917 for sure. What is the rim diameter?

 

[Hoeksel]

HOV according my references is Hermanos Orbea de Vitoria (ES)

 

[chispa]

Thx Hoeksel! So much for trusting AI... I'll send you the measurements. You know, the AI also mentioned something about Italy, but I just took it as a joke... maybe it's material that was sent over for the Spanish Civil War...

 

[Hoeksel]

Thanks, now I can check my references. I found 2 shell cases measuring 150x100R171. One is described as a German 15 cm S.K. (your case is clearly not German) and I found a reference to a Finnish used 15 cm M1906 position howitzer (your case is clearly not Finnish). So although my 2 references are "off" it does indicate this shell case is at least known from two other sources. Note: the official Finnish 15 cm M1906 did not use shell cases, so questionable information.

 

[fert]

Hello,
italian 149/12 Howitzer
regards