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Pancho Villa artillery projectile?

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cannonmn

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img_0621.jpgThe projectile nose and fuse was reportedly found near the us-Mexico boarder in 1915. Sorry I didn't get any dimensions, only some photos, from a friend wanting an ID. Any ideas?
 
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Hello,

It think it's a fuze made by the french firm Saint Chamond.
As far as I know this firm sold 75mm guns to Mexico before ww1.
This kind of fuze was also used in Belgium (known as S/18)

Regards

St Chamond fuze :

st chamond french.jpg
 
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