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monogram chemical shell
- Thread starter FZG76
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Sorry I did not have success. It's one of the many still unknown factories. I found some references about this factory stamp in connection with "15 cm Gr. 12 verst." as seen on the attached picture (I think it's the same stamp) but haven't found a translation for the stamp.
//Edit: added a second picture with Lot number 354 / 1917 (yours has Lot 444). So with more than 444000 15 cm Gr. 12 produced in 1917 and the fact the the factory also produced the steel blanks for the 15 cm Gr. 12 it shouldn't be the smallest factory.
It would be nice to know on what type of shell you found the stamp?
//Edit: added a second picture with Lot number 354 / 1917 (yours has Lot 444). So with more than 444000 15 cm Gr. 12 produced in 1917 and the fact the the factory also produced the steel blanks for the 15 cm Gr. 12 it shouldn't be the smallest factory.
It would be nice to know on what type of shell you found the stamp?
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Hello
thank you for this quality response!
It is indeed a 15 cm projectile but not a "Verst". It is a "12 n / A" model with a central explosive charge.
It would be interesting to know this famous factory of manufacture having manufactured so many shells!
Currently in restoration, I will put some photos after ...
thank you for this quality response!
It is indeed a 15 cm projectile but not a "Verst". It is a "12 n / A" model with a central explosive charge.
It would be interesting to know this famous factory of manufacture having manufactured so many shells!
Currently in restoration, I will put some photos after ...
Hello,
after two hours searching it's one unknown factory less. Your shell is made by the "Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb, Oberhausen" and yes, this one is a very large factory like I estimated. I still had a list of factories which produced gun barrels and I was looking for their logos and had some luck because the Gutehoffnungshütte produced gun barrels too. I already had this factory in my list but with the letter "GH" as it's stamp.
Some pictures: https://www.google.de/search?q=gute...s6QKHaLcC4AQrNwCKAF6BQgBEM4B&biw=1266&bih=889
after two hours searching it's one unknown factory less. Your shell is made by the "Gutehoffnungshütte, Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb, Oberhausen" and yes, this one is a very large factory like I estimated. I still had a list of factories which produced gun barrels and I was looking for their logos and had some luck because the Gutehoffnungshütte produced gun barrels too. I already had this factory in my list but with the letter "GH" as it's stamp.
Some pictures: https://www.google.de/search?q=gute...s6QKHaLcC4AQrNwCKAF6BQgBEM4B&biw=1266&bih=889
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