UK 95mm

[US-Subs]

Looking at a WWII UK 95mm smoke projectile, I never knew the UK had a 95mm gun. Stamped right after the 95mm is SPINFHr, with the R high and to the right, like on Pr. What does SPINFHr mean?

 

[TimG]

We actually had two 95mm guns. The first was the 95mm Tank Howitzer which was QF fixed and the 95mm Infantry Howitzer QF separate. Some of the projectiles were common to both.

Thus the marking on yours - SP (Tank howitzer) Inf Hr (Infantry Howitzer)

What fuze is that? Materially, looks like one of the Tavaro family, except the profile is wrong, unless it's a 212.

TimG

 

[US-Subs]

I'll have to get back to it, I believe the owner has a Belgian or Dutch fuze on place.

 

[ron3350]

My fired 95mm Smoke is the tank round fixed with a No 199 1V fuze cancelled Canadian Sc/c 1942.
Converted to a No 390 1 AE 10 44.

I remember seeing a friend had a 95mm smoke projectile shoved into a 3.7" AA gun case.
I told him that the 3.7" did not use a smoke and we just could see the 95mm on the projectile body.

 

[charley777]

The actual calibre is 94mm though

 

[tankbarrell]

The SP is the Alecto and that is a different gun to the tank howitzer.
The SP and infantry howitzer are separate loading and use a short cartridge case of about 90mm long.
The tank howitzer is fixed ammunition and uses the longer case at 206mm long.
There is no cannelure in the SP and Inf projectiles.

 

[M8owner]

I have a shell casing for that projectile in the US if you need one. I probably have the correct fuze also.