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Help Simbol please 37x97R

Hi Hasag,
As far as i am aware, it is the monograme of Vickers Maxim a V over a M
Best regards Weasel.
 
Hi Hasag, I think this is the monogram of Maxim Nordenfelt, who were the firm that joined with/were taken over by Vickers, to become Vickers Son & Maxim.
 
Hi,dont know much about 1 Pounders but that projectile is very interesting with the base plug. Does it unscrew at all and what sort of thread has it? Would it accept a Hotchkiss type base fuze as used in British service? Regards Tig.
 
That is a British type and I tried other Hotchkiss type base fuzes-US,Italian, German, none fit. I don't have thread gauges so can't comment on thread system or size. highland otter
 
Interesting! Will make sure i pull the projectiles out of all the rounds I see from now on to see whats underneath.Tig
 
Maxim Nordenfelt, the base fuze with that mark is very very difficult to find, I have yet to locate one.
 
Why would this have both a nose fuze and a base fuze? All the 1-pdr projectiles I have seen so far have had either one or the other. Could one (or both) of them be a plug?? Regards, Roger
 
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