roadrunner404
Active Member
Hello All,
Wondered if anyone could help me with identifying this 75mm shrapnel shell I picked up in France last year. Dimensions as follows:
Length: 236mm
Dia at bourrelet: 74.5mm
Overall dia: 74mm
Driving band width: 10mm![IMG_1032[1].JPG](https://www.bocn.co.uk/data/attachments/136/136917-820aef4f332a760f74fbeb5958a14643.jpg "IMG_1032[1].JPG")
![IMG_1033[1].JPG](https://www.bocn.co.uk/data/attachments/136/136918-138775f78a96601269b6079bfb1604cc.jpg "IMG_1033[1].JPG")
![IMG_1029[1].JPG](https://www.bocn.co.uk/data/attachments/136/136919-108f44a9a3b51b3af5ab14f307c248e8.jpg "IMG_1029[1].JPG")
![IMG_1030[1].JPG](https://www.bocn.co.uk/data/attachments/136/136920-968537ffe1d9e02faaf8b71942384976.jpg "IMG_1030[1].JPG")
![IMG_1031[1].JPG](https://www.bocn.co.uk/data/attachments/136/136921-2f08873cea0285e3f381a1aaab8a52da.jpg "IMG_1031[1].JPG")
![IMG_1034[1].JPG](https://www.bocn.co.uk/data/attachments/136/136922-1ac7574df64d0ebeb93803b670a51a9a.jpg "IMG_1034[1].JPG")
Distance from driving band to base: 37mm
Dia at threaded portion on front end: 61mm
Rifling grooves are 28 with a RH twist.
There is a 'B' on the base at 6 o'clock with a smaller 'X' below & to the left of it and a '4' with what could be a '7' or part of a crown monogram in the 12 o'clock position.
There are what could be traces of a reddish colour paint over the length of the shell too.
Any help much appreciated.
Kind regards, Ian
Wondered if anyone could help me with identifying this 75mm shrapnel shell I picked up in France last year. Dimensions as follows:
Length: 236mm
Dia at bourrelet: 74.5mm
Overall dia: 74mm
Driving band width: 10mm
Distance from driving band to base: 37mm
Dia at threaded portion on front end: 61mm
Rifling grooves are 28 with a RH twist.
There is a 'B' on the base at 6 o'clock with a smaller 'X' below & to the left of it and a '4' with what could be a '7' or part of a crown monogram in the 12 o'clock position.
There are what could be traces of a reddish colour paint over the length of the shell too.
Any help much appreciated.
Kind regards, Ian