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italian or austrian 120mm wwi shell

al'saad

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i have found 120mm shell on photos and in my literature found that both italians and austro-hungarians used shell like this in mentioned calibre.

can anyone give me more detailed info on this one regarding stamp which is visible on third photo.

thanks
 

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it shoud be a austro hungarian 12 cm M.1878 shell. The cast manufacturer stamps are very typical for M.75 / M.78 Material.
 
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