Jools mckenna Posted 5 December , 2018 Share Posted 5 December , 2018 (edited) I know that the 17 is probably the year and "Victor Hartert" is probably the soldier that turned this shell into trench art. Edited 7 December , 2018 by Jools mckenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 5 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 5 December , 2018 Any idea what y.a.u stands for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 7 December , 2018 Share Posted 7 December , 2018 The primer is faced flat and has no cap. I wonder if this was manufactured as a drill round? No dimensions, but maybe a French 75? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 7 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 7 December , 2018 3 hours ago, MikB said: The primer is faced flat and has no cap. I wonder if this was manufactured as a drill round? No dimensions, but maybe a French 75? French 75 would be my bet as well(I haven't put dimensions as the shell has been beaten out of shape but it does roughly measure to 75-80 mm) but it does look like it was fired as it has the typical pitting inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14276265 Posted 8 December , 2018 Share Posted 8 December , 2018 On 05/12/2018 at 22:58, Jools mckenna said: Any idea what y.a.u stands for? The letters YAU, the N at 6 0'clock position, and the numbers at 3 and 9 o'clock are Russian. The case is a Russian 76.2mm (3-inch), either sold to Japan, or otherwise appropriated by the Imperial Japanese Army. The F and crossed cannons monogram (the monogram for Osaka arsenal) at 12 o'clock indicate (re-)filling and use by the IJA. The primer might be correct - it looks similar to a German C/12 primer, which is totally featureless, and simply has a thin layer of brass metal over the internal percussion cap. 265 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 8 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 8 December , 2018 17 minutes ago, 14276265 said: The primer might be correct - it looks similar to a German C/12 primer, which is totally featureless, and simply has a thin layer of brass metal over the internal percussion cap. 265 Your description of the primer is spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikB Posted 8 December , 2018 Share Posted 8 December , 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, 14276265 said: .... The primer might be correct - it looks similar to a German C/12 primer, which is totally featureless, and simply has a thin layer of brass metal over the internal percussion cap. 265 Well, thanks - we never stop learning here! Have to say, though, that a blind, flat-bottomed, tapped hole with a necessarily tight depth tolerance looks a needlessly difficult way to make a primer... Edited 8 December , 2018 by MikB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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