Bomber2007
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Does anyone have any idea what type of projectile this is? It comes from France and is very heavy compared to other projectiles of a similar size. Any ideas?
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What type of projectile?
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Bomber2007
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Does anyone have a sectional drawing of this projectile? What type of fuze would fit it? Is it German or French?
Bomber2007
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Does anyone have an idea what type of fuze belongs on this? Is it WWI or WWII? Is it a high-explosive or shrapnel projectile?
Sorry for all the questions I’m just trying to get the grenade back to its original complete state.
Sorry for all the questions I’m just trying to get the grenade back to its original complete state.
Bomber2007
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How would I best go about identifying what type of projectile it originally was?
If you have a time machine it would be best to turn it on. Place the shell into it's restoration chamber and set the time back to 1919 press start and wait a minute
. Half a Kilogram of iron oxide will start reducing back to cast steel. With some luck also the stamps will become recognizable again. Then we can tell you for sure.If you don't own one you could at least count the grooves in the driving band. But I am almost sure they will count 32. So it's the German calibre 7,7 cm. A fuze will not longer fit because the fuze thread is broken off. Because of the fact that it is empty and the fuze thread broken off it may have been a 7,7 cm K.Gr.15 Grünkreuz. But sorry, nobody can tell you for sure in this scrappy condition.
Bomber2007
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Haha, thank you for this information. Unfortunately, my time machine is out of order.
However, I did count the grooves on the driving band. There are 32, as you mentioned.
I’m curious about what types of shells this gun fired and what it was mainly used for.
The shell weighs approximately 5.30 kg, which is quite heavy compared to a British 18-pounder shrapnel shell.
Could this have been an unexploded shell (dud)?
However, I did count the grooves on the driving band. There are 32, as you mentioned.
I’m curious about what types of shells this gun fired and what it was mainly used for.
The shell weighs approximately 5.30 kg, which is quite heavy compared to a British 18-pounder shrapnel shell.
Could this have been an unexploded shell (dud)?