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ID number 10
- Thread starter Burney Davis
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Hello,
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Looks like a "pétard", "artifice" or "signal" for explosion simulation or something similar. Typical shape (card-paper, black cover and white markings, safety fuse). Maybe 30's era.
The narrowing (venturi role) at the base could also match with the stick (propellant) of signal ("fusée de signal") ; some kind of small paper rocket signal (in this case your device could be incomplete).
Could you give dimensions (length and diameter) ?
Can you see other markings after ECP (lot and date) ?
Regards
Herewith a example of "Fusée signal" (marking ECP and maybe 1921) - no details on this grenade (use - filling) :
Cutaway of another one :
Bump this thread.
Looks like a "pétard", "artifice" or "signal" for explosion simulation or something similar. Typical shape (card-paper, black cover and white markings, safety fuse). Maybe 30's era.
The narrowing (venturi role) at the base could also match with the stick (propellant) of signal ("fusée de signal") ; some kind of small paper rocket signal (in this case your device could be incomplete).
Could you give dimensions (length and diameter) ?
Can you see other markings after ECP (lot and date) ?
Regards
Herewith a example of "Fusée signal" (marking ECP and maybe 1921) - no details on this grenade (use - filling) :
Cutaway of another one :
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I think the answer is in "Manuel des munitions" 1932, pp. 91-99 available on Gallica : https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9709794s/f95.image.r=manuel des munitions
Cheers,
S.
Cheers,
S.
Interesting to see a similar rocket was in British service : http://michaelhiske.de/Allierte/USA/OrdnancePamphlets/OP1665/Part03/Chapter05/Figure216.htm
Sorry for the tardy response. The dimensions of this item are 40mm diameter, , 258mm long and 230mm to the point where the black colouring stops. As has been suggested I think the top cone is missing. It does look like the " "Fusée signal" (marking ECP and maybe 1921) as noted in Minen's post. It contained black powder. Thanks to all for the ID.