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WW1 Shell id

Sully

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Hoping someone can help with the smaller shell on the left, it stands 190mm tall and has diameter of 73mm. The Dopp fuse is irrelevant, it just happens to sit nice in it.
The center ones an 18 pdr but has unusual drive band hatching, any ideas as to that one?
Thanks in advance
 

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Hi Sully,
Think I'm right in saying it looks to be a 13 Pdr shrapnel, minus its adapter and fuse (and driving band).
Cheers!
 
Further to my initial query, I have found that the steel disc, that is tight, in an 18pdr rattles around in the "13pdr" despite the smaller diameter, 10mm smaller. Could this suggest thinner casing for gas shell? Attached photo show it painted with one of my flattened copper pipe drivebands, still need to find suitable fuse. Dopp will do for now.
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It can be a 12 pdr schrapnell if the driving band is 10 mm and 20 mm from bottom.


Yoda
 
Just checked, drive band is 20mm from bottom and 22mm wide. The socket hole has a diameter of 66mm.
 
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