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- Thread starter Tuney
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Your projectile seems to be a British? 64 Pr Shrapnel in nice condition.
Listed dimensions are 6.22" over body diameter and 6.48" over the studs. 13.7" to 14.0" long without fuze.
The nose should be threaded for a fuze if shrapnel.
Look at the studs for a date and maker.
Listed dimensions are 6.22" over body diameter and 6.48" over the studs. 13.7" to 14.0" long without fuze.
The nose should be threaded for a fuze if shrapnel.
Look at the studs for a date and maker.
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Hello it’s not a 64pr I have a few of those this is bigger 6.5/6.6 inch the studs are also bigger than the 64 pts and brass
More pics so you can see the difference in size
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More pics .the 6.5 across the base shell with big brass studs weighs around 80lb at a guess the one next to it is a 64pr
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Please can you give the length details on the likely 80 Pdr RML.
All shells have extractor holes ,three in number in the same line as the studs . The mark showing the pattern of shell will be shown between an extractor hole and line of studs . With the paint this may well be difficult to attain .
All shells have extractor holes ,three in number in the same line as the studs . The mark showing the pattern of shell will be shown between an extractor hole and line of studs . With the paint this may well be difficult to attain .
Hello all my 64pds have the extractor holes but this bigger shell doesn’t . The paint is very thin and I can clearly see an orange/reddish paint under the black . This shell is also un fired and the studs are large like the palliser studs made of brass and bigger than the 64pr copper studs . It is about the same height as my 64prs but as you can see from the pics it’s wider also none of my 7 & 9 pr shells have extractor holes
What's the fuze/plug in the top of the shell?
A boxer fuze I put in
I have now weighed the 6.5ins RML shell and it weighs 78lb or just under 6stone empty so when full it would be between 90lb and 100lb I would think