Here is another zinc studded early projectile I need to identify.
My guess is a French 14cm (138mm) canon de 14. I know 136/138mm was used by French Navy, maybe the army also.
It has a hexagonal pointed steel nose plug with a hole to remove it but it is too tight to undo. Would this be an original nose plug?
Two lots of zinc studs. The large ones are 44mm diam. and 5mm high.
Small ones are 22mm diam and seem odd by being flush with the body ,unless altered by a previous owner. Why 2 different size studs?
Small studs are 23mm from the base. centre-to-centre of studs is 112mm,
Body is 136.5mm diam. 330mm long with nose plug. 300mm long without plug.
It weighs 18kg (36.7lb).
My guess is a French 14cm (138mm) canon de 14. I know 136/138mm was used by French Navy, maybe the army also.
It has a hexagonal pointed steel nose plug with a hole to remove it but it is too tight to undo. Would this be an original nose plug?
Two lots of zinc studs. The large ones are 44mm diam. and 5mm high.
Small ones are 22mm diam and seem odd by being flush with the body ,unless altered by a previous owner. Why 2 different size studs?
Small studs are 23mm from the base. centre-to-centre of studs is 112mm,
Body is 136.5mm diam. 330mm long with nose plug. 300mm long without plug.
It weighs 18kg (36.7lb).
