Unknown maker

[strakv]

Gentlemen,

i need some help identifying this maker. The shell is probably (as i don't know the exact measurements yet) a 5,3cm Gruson practice dummy.


Thanks,
Vince

 

[EOD]

Maybe but then a Dutch one.

 

[bdgreen]

Your shell casing is Dutch as EOD says above and was produced by the Dutch company Hembrug (denoted by the symbol to the left of the primer I think, but I could be wrong), probably in 1939. See http://www.wk2ammo.com/showthread.php?4949-75x277. See also http://www.wk2ammo.com/showthread.php?3465-47mm-case-id as it may be possible your case is a 47 x 233mm Bohler (Austrian Bohler AT gun), the HS shown in the wk2ammo thread has the Dutch 'star' at the 12:00 position like the one in the headstamp on the casing shown above.Brian

 

[Alpini]

it may be possible your case is a 47 x 233mm Bohler (Austrian Bohler AT gun

I thougt the same because the type of primer used in 53 mm cases was a different one. The middle sized primer on Strakv's foto is typical for Bhler cases...

 

[blu97]

Dutch indeed, the symbol on the left of the primer sword int the cirkels is the symbol of the company, artellery inrichtingen, the sun with 320 donates the temperature wich was used after production to soften the material.

 

[EOD]

I thought we will be shown a side view of the case no?