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    bombista posted the thread Belgian shell M.89 in Projectiles.
    The Belgian army had a 'Canon de 149 mm long Mle. 1889 Krupp/FRC'. It fired a specific shrapnel shell M.89. Does anyone have information...
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    Tuney replied to the thread Russian?.
    This is what the base of mine looks like . As you can see it’s not flat
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    Weasel Pilot replied to the thread BLU-97A/B, BLU-97B/B CEM for CBU-87 , USA.
    What beautiful work! Thanks for sharing it!
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    billsayers48 reacted to Rrickoshae's post in the thread Age related clearout surprise with Like Like.
    I guess we all get to that stage when we realise that our future will be of much shorter duration than our past and that those ‘things’...
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    M8owner replied to the thread Russian?.
    If it is 152mm, then it is German designed and made for captured Russian Guns. I have a 150mm version that also came out of Poland...
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    Tuney replied to the thread Russian?.
    Thanks for the info is mine German made for captured Russian guns ? I am sure this shell came from Poland
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    billsayers48 reacted to Shell Shifter's post in the thread Another projo with Like Like.
    I am resurrecting this thread because there is closure. Turns out that this is a Hotchkiss 57mm. Note the fuse placement. What I...
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    M8owner replied to the thread Russian?.
    To be clear, both are German designed and manufactured projectiles - one for a Russian gun and one for a German gun.
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    Zunder replied to the thread Russian?.
    M8owner is right, this is without doubt a german 15 cm HEAT, but without dimensions it is impossible to say which one exactly. This...
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    Tuney replied to the thread Russian?.
    The base of mine with protruding bit to screw the tracer in looks like the 152mm .the base of the 15cm looks flat with a screw hole for...
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    M8owner replied to the thread Russian?.
    It is a WWII German 150mm HEAT.
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    ron3350 reacted to Tuney's post in the thread Drill round with Like Like.
    Picked this up today . American 155mm drill round . Never seen one before so very happy with it
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    Tuney posted the thread Russian? in Projectiles.
    Picked this up today I believe it’s a Russian 152mm heat round but could be wrong
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    MINENAZ16 reacted to Snufkin's post in the thread British 5 DR. C.E. Pellet I for No.82 Gammon Grenade and what else? with Like Like.
    Attached is the drawing of the No.6 CE pellet - a simple cylinder with an axial through hole. The CE was compressed corned tetryl, being...
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    millsbomber replied to the thread Wanting to confirm the color of WWII period P.E.No.2.
    Pale yellow, i had a live one in Mk2 sticky
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