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[Shell Shifter]

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I mated a couple of Base fuses that I had obtained to a couple of Winchester manufactured 37mm Hotchkiss shells and was a bit surprised to note that the dates on the two were the same (5/91). I am not sure if the dates are the dates of manufacture or the contract.

That's it, just a funny co-inky-dink.

 

[highlandotter]

1891 is a common date for the Winchester 37mm. Must have been a big contract that year.You can almost be certain if you pick up a case or round, it will be 1891.

 

[Falcon]

I remember reading somewhere that a batch of these 1891 dated rounds were inerted and sold in the 1960s. This is why there are so many of them around.