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German / AustrianCanister Load

ron3350

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This German or Austrian 37 x 94R Canister round is either tinned or chromed? and came with these 3 pieces and 3 shrapnel balls that fit into the nose.
Projectile is 84.5mm (3,325") long without the base . Balls are 15.3mm (0.6") diameter.
The Berndorf case possibly may not be original to the projectile. What case would be correct for this canister projectile

Cannister a.jpegCannister b.jpegCannister c.jpegCannister d.jpegBerndorf 1895 Cannister e.jpeg

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I think it's a German Gruson/Krupp Kartätsche. Text says it carried 18 Lead balls with 15 mm diameter and three Lead-Antimon inserts. The Berndorf factory produced a lot of cases for Krupp so it can belong together because also 1895 fits well.
 

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