Curiouscat Posted 11 October , 2014 Share Posted 11 October , 2014 Stumble upon this yesterday, it's live and printed 1916. Roughly 6 or 7 inches, now destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 11 October , 2014 Share Posted 11 October , 2014 Stumble upon this yesterday, it's live and printed 1916. Roughly 6 or 7 inches, now destroyed. Length or diameter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiouscat Posted 11 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 11 October , 2014 6 or 7 inches in length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 11 October , 2014 Share Posted 11 October , 2014 French 37mm solid shot as fired from one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman Posted 12 October , 2014 Share Posted 12 October , 2014 1916 37 mm Puteaux gun ??? War memorial in my town has one of these - painted silver in color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Haselgrove Posted 12 October , 2014 Share Posted 12 October , 2014 It's a round from an Austrian 37mm M.15 infantry gun. Definitely not solid shot. Regards, Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 12 October , 2014 Share Posted 12 October , 2014 It's a round from an Austrian 37mm M.15 infantry gun. Definitely not solid shot. Regards, Michael. Where is the fuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Haselgrove Posted 12 October , 2014 Share Posted 12 October , 2014 Centurian, The fuze is a percussion type in the nose of the shell. I am attaching a photo of the gun in question and of a sectioned shell, both taken from Storm Troops - Austro-Hungarian Assault Units and Commandos in the First World War by M. Christian Ortner. There is also a photo of an example in my collection with a French solid shot example to the right for comparison. The Austrian shell is actually quite complicated in that it is designed to function in such a way that an initial small charge propels the main section of the shell into the air where it explodes with far greater destructive effect. Regards, Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiouscat Posted 12 October , 2014 Author Share Posted 12 October , 2014 Amazing, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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