24cm shell

[McGyver]

what kind of 24cm shell is this ?
armor piercing with a ca 10cm cavity
for the charge.

McGyver

[Steve T]

What kind ?

Bloody BIG BUGGER ! That's what kind !

Awesome find mate but please be careful.....you are sure it doesn't contain any explosive charge aren't you ?

Cheers

Steve T

[GasMasksUK]

Very awesome and very big find as Steve said be careful, as this could cause a very bad day

Thanks

Danny

[McGyver]

Of cource it is empty.
The base plug with the fuze is out.
leaving the charge cavity visible.
unfortunantly the copper bands have been salvaged.
The weight is about 150kg...
McGyver

[thekees]

i guess its a 24 cm round, two drivebands, so most likely navy, and if with a base fuse, it will be a pzr-sprg granate. i think the ballistic cap is corroded away. Nice find there! When you messure the exact length, width of the drivingbands(slots) and distance to the base, i think it will be possible to determine this shell.

where there any 24 cm guns installed in this area during the war?

[Matt L]

Are any markings visible?

I can't find any army weapon that'd fit as an ID; the Theodor Bruno Kanone (Eisenbahn) was a 24cm weapon, but the cross-section diagram I have of its piercing projectile doesn't match this one's shape; it has a base fuze, but it has only a large ballistic cap, not the anti-shatter cap. It looks longer and its driving bands narrower as well. The only other 24cm cannon I found listed is a Czech field piece that uses ammunition that, apparently, had 3 driving bands, so that's out too. Did the Soviets field a 24cm cannon?

[McGyver]

I think it might be a projectile for the 24cm SKL40
McGyver

[Matt L]

That would make sense since a listing of artillery units in Norway includes:

ARTILLERIEGRUPPE UNTERABSCHNITT SÜDVARANGER

MKB 4/ 517 Mestersand (7/ 513 )
Equipped with 4 x 24 cm SKL/40 guns

(from Coastal artillery units)