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    ron3350 reacted to 37bis's post in the thread Unknown 40mm case with Like Like.
    Hello, Who knows this Lorenz Karlsruhe shell case that I can't identify. Caliber = 40mm Length = 171mm Diameter of rim = 54mm Thanks, Didier
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    Szakatz19 replied to the thread Squeezebores from other countries.
    As I understand it, the Swiss developed the Janacek squeezbore system, mainly for bunker/fortress installations, 4.7 cm and 7.5 cm...
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    AKON_ replied to the thread Time fuze mčz S/30, Czechoslovakia.
    ron3350 said: Note the clear plastic over the base holes. I guess it is to waterproof the fuze...
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    AKON_ reacted to strakv's post in the thread Avu with Like Like.
    The Hungarian manual is from 1986
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    SG500 replied to the thread 20mm APDS.
    Hi, I used to have one loaded in a 20 x 139 HS820/Oerlikon KAD steel case. The common version encountered has the curved profile to the...
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    pzgr40 replied to the thread PMRO.
    I think you mean the PROM-1 mine
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    SG500 replied to the thread .9 Elswick.
    Ah the thrill of the hunt!! Great finds. Dave.
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    Alpini replied to the thread Unknown 40mm case.
    I thought I have exactly the same with the same question but my example has a rim diameter of 57 mm and a screwed primmer. Made by...
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    Hoeksel replied to the thread Unknown 40mm case.
    I am pretty sure this is a very old Krupp 4 cm mountain gun, dimensions are correct. I suspect this is one of the first Lorenz cases...
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    microplastic replied to the thread Time fuze mčz S/30, Czechoslovakia.
    Thank you for the detailed information! Very interesting!!
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    microplastic reacted to Nabob's post in the thread Time fuze mčz S/30, Czechoslovakia with Like Like.
    Not plastic, it is a thin paper disc. The E variant is made of steel, the aluminium variant is sometimes called the A variant. In the...
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    Nabob replied to the thread Time fuze mčz S/30, Czechoslovakia.
    Not plastic, it is a thin paper disc. The E variant is made of steel, the aluminium variant is sometimes called the A variant. In the...
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    stuff posted the thread 20mm APDS in Projectiles.
    Many years ago I picked up some 20mm APDS which I was lead to believe were for the 20x102 case. Recently having purchased several...
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    stuff posted the thread .9 Elswick in Projectiles.
    About 20 years ago I picked up a .9 Elswick case for £10! I did not know what it was at the time but working on the principal if I don’t...
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    Nabob replied to the thread Avu.
    The AVU and AVU-E have a screwed cap on top, later models do not have one.
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