unknown 15cm studded shell

[Snaredas]

Hello gents. I am working at 7th fort museum of Kaunas fortress in Lithuania. In our collection we have this 'mystery' round. Its calliber at the base is 14,8cm, lenght without fuze 36cm. It is marked at the base "3.7" and on each of three bronze studs a different marking, one of which seems to be an anchor, other unknown. Anchor is stamped on the side of fuze aswell. Deepest regards if someone is willing to identify this.

 

[Burney Davis]

A very interesting piece. I can't say what it is as, only one set of studs placed at the base of the shell is unusual, but the marks look Russian Naval to me.

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[trrrr]

That is Russian 6 inch (152mm) explosive bombe for trench mortars mod. 1915.
In other case similar projectile was found fuzed with russian fuze mod. year 1884.

 

[MINENAZ16]

Hello,

Very interesting.
Do you have technical data ?

Regards

 

[Alpini]

do the trench mortar shells have two or three studs? I wonder why there are anchors on a trench mortar shell...

 

[trrrr]

Originally fuze should be other. This shell
has 3 studs.Havnot enaught tehnical data,only similar shell.Shell maybe made in Izorsk factory.

 

[Alpini]

ok, so it's for 6" (152,4mm) trench mortar "system putilovsk factory" and "system petrograd steel factory".

 

[Snaredas]

Thanks you a lot, lads. Haven't heard of russian mortars before. 7th fort of Kaunas fortress museum is grateful to you :tinysmile_twink_t2: