Translation of Bulgarian shell case

[Hoeksel]

Hi, can somebody translate the text on this Bulgarian shell case? I think it says “ПОЪСКИТОП” in Cyrillic Bulgarian, and is pronounced “POŬSKITOP”, but both Google translate and ChatGPT are not able to translate. Anybody who knows what it stands for?

 

[strakv]

Hi, can somebody translate the text on this Bulgarian shell case? I think it says “ПОЪСКИТОП” in Cyrillic Bulgarian, and is pronounced “POŬSKITOP”, but both Google translate and ChatGPT are not able to translate. Anybody who knows what it stands for?

It is not bulgarian, but serbian. Пољски Топ means Field gun.

 

[Hoeksel]

Thanks! Now I wonder if 76 is for the caliber or a Krupp shell case number. I am not aware of a Schneider-Canet 76 mm field gun, I really think this case is for the M1907 75 mm Schneider-Canet.

 

[fert]

Hello,
Some Serbian 75mm M07

 

[Hoeksel]

Any idea what the Cyrillic "BT3K" (v/w, i, z, k) means?

 

[AKON_]

Any idea what the Cyrillic "BT3K" (v/w, i, z, k) means?

Hi Hoeksel

,, BT3K"
Војнотехнички завод Крагујевац.
Akon

 

[Hoeksel]

Follow up question, if you know, is the mark at 3 and 9 o-clock really Rheinische Metallwaren- und Maschinen Fabrik? So did "Rheinmetall" make cases for the military technical institute Kragujevac or did the institute use a similar logo? This is the only shell case I know with a double "Rheinmetall" logo in this layout.

 

[AKON_]

Hi Hoeksel
probably the most accurate data on exports and export details will be here:

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