identification please

[earni74]

I have had this projectile for a while,the BODY is 80mm diameter,the drive bands are of lead or similar,any ideas

 

[Alpini]

it's a French double walled shell for "Systeme de Reffye" guns. Diameter should be 83 mm.

 

[earni74]

Thankyou ALPINI, do you know what fuze it should have and what year/era is this shell

 

[Alpini]

what's the thread and mouth diameter? It looks like 30/38mm?

 

[Spgr30]

Hi,
Your shell is probably a french"Obus ordinaire de 7 Modle 1877"Systme de Reffye de 83mm (Used since 1873). You can find various types of 25 mm fuzes:
- Demarest Mle 1859 & Maucourant(Early for trying)
- Henriet Mle 1874
- Budin Mle 1875 de campagne 25/38 mm (Current service)
- Mle 1878 SM (Sige et Montagne) Possible.
- Mle 1878/81 SM (Rare)
As suggests Alpini, it could be also the model 1875 (Try in 1874) with double wall, The same height and same calibre but a different internal configuration.Fuze:
- Henriet Mle 1874 (First)
-Budin Mle 1875 de campagne 25/38 mm (After)

Best regards

 

[earni74]

Thankyou to the both of you,the thread diameter is 27.61mm and the top of shell diameter is 39mm.