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Mysterious shell

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mauser1889

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Mysterious shell to me
I believe it is a 100 mm but I can't find it anywhere.
It is German made, at least the casing.I think they originally match (casing/shell); there is an identical one in the Army Museum in Brussels (Belgium) but there is no Identification .
At first I thought it was Austro-Hungarian for the Skoda M14 cannon, but I didn't find anything there either.

So do you guys have an idea?
 

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I am a shell case guy, no opinion on the projectile. Based on the rim diameter the only shell case I know that has a ~ 111 mm rim diameter is a 88x390R111 for the 8,8 cm C/95 navy gun. But it is lacking Kriegsmarine acceptance marks, I do see 2 typical re-use marks. Maybe a disqualified shell case used from the start as a blank/salute shell case? Official length of the salute shell case is 280 mm so this one is shortened, or we are looking at something yet unknown (it could also be export).
 
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