Vasco Da Gama
Well-Known Member
I thought I would post a few pictures of a recently acquired Belgian shrapnel round for the widely exported Krupp Model of 1905 field gun, case length 75x277. The case is of Belgian manufacture, EP, and so is the fuse (graduated from 2 to 54) with an interesting adapter to make it fit the body of the shell. Pictured alongside a Turkish shrapnel shell from the same gun. I suspect that these Belgian rounds disappeared relatively quickly in WW1 as the Belgian Army was re equipped with French weapons after the invasion in 1914. I don't know if the case is a 1910 or 1914, happy to be educated!
