Here, one of our ancestors really loved stamping (and he used a nice font) ... "Bl" (blind) means inert filled - contained just lead balls and scrap to simulate weight.
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This one is for sure inert ("Blind") - Prussian 9cm
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Yes, 9cm Granate c/82 should be the right name. Length is more or less 227mm.
Interesting - so did the British adapt to the use of the "Broad Arrow" in order to trick the Germans into thinking the British ammo was "inert" :tinysmile_twink_t2:
or vice versa..............
That's quite a convincing theory - maybe we should rewrite history.