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Unknown 3,7cm Projectile

MT-LB

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Hello,
please help me with identifing this 3,7cm projectile. Its 13,7mm long and the diamter at the tip is +- 10mm with the only marking on the whole projectile.

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The stamp is the Hotkiss-Logo:


I think it's "BBH" for: Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss

The shell is for calibre 37x208, see here: https://www.bocn.co.uk/threads/french-37mm-mle-1929.107992/.

I think it was made for export? According to https://quarryhs.co.uk/ammunition-data-table/ it was a anti-aircraft gun.

The shell is hollow and the base is screwed in. Notice the two key-holes.
 
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