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Piece of drive band from unknown shell

peregrinvs

Well-Known Member
Hi,

Pics attached of a fragment of drive band I picked up at the entrance to a field next to the Sanctuary Wood Museum near Ypres about 7 years ago. Can anyone tell me what type of shell it came from? I've compared it to the bands on a fired British 18pdr and a German 7.7cm and I don't think it is either.

Thanks,
Mark

PS. The hole is my handiwork as I decided to fettle it into a keyring.
Drive band 1.JPGDrive band 2.JPGDrive band 3.JPGDrive band 4.JPG
 
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