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Short 37mm

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Brian Keith

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Hello,
My buddy found this in his stuff, very interesting short 37mm. It must have been some type of advertising piece.
The projectile band says, "PROTECTILE BRAND"; GEARS AND PINIONS; MAN'FD BY; THE UNITED STATES PROJECTILE CO.;BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Base of case has an intertwined "G R"; S; 335 and 1916. Height of brass is 58mm, projectile W/O plug is about 90mm high. Primer doesn't look "real", probably a dummy for the promotional giveaway. The only thing I could find on the Projectile Co, was a short 1902 article in the New York Times about a possible acquisition of the company. From what I found here, it could be a subcal for use in howitzers. Any info appriciated, Thanks for looking, hope you find it interesting.
BKW

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Hi Brian,
The projectile and case do not belong together, the case is for the George Roth trench gun, if you have a search on here you will see a few examples of these rounds. Gspragge will be able to give you more info on the projectile but it looks like a US 1pr presentation piece.
Best regards Weasel.
 
Very Interesting Round, too bad it isn't the correct projectile! So, as I digest the info on other threads, the case is for the Austrian George Roth Trench Gun, (thus the "GR" on the base) and it was made by Stock and Co. in Berlin (thus the "S" on the base), in 1916. And the projectile is as stated.
Thanks Much!
BKW
 
The gun was designed and made by Skoda.The round on Specialist Auction was the last time I looked, a bargain.There are many rounds made for it, at least 7.
 
As Weasel suggested the projectile is a promotional item, other companies also had these. From what I could find the Projectile company made mainly large caliber projectiles. But such things make for awkward desk top promo items, so the 1 pr. size is great for that. I would presume they made the projectile as well as marked it. I expect it would date around 1900. If you want to put it in a case use a 37x136 size. By the inscription one wonders what they are really trying to sell !
 
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