Picked this shell up at a second hand shop in Belgium. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what its from?
We think its french or Belgium and very roughly measures 3" across at the top. Made of Steel not Brass.
Thanks
Picked this shell up at a second hand shop in Belgium. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what its from?
We think its french or Belgium and very roughly measures 3" across at the top. Made of Steel not Brass.
Thanks
Hi Vicky,i can't help you with the shells origin i'm afraid,but I would suggest that the combination of beer,tent fabric and heavy artillery is a disaster waiting to happen! Leon.
Hello,
It's a french case for the 100mm navy gun mle 1953. The case was made by ARS (Atelier de construction de Rennes) but can't see the date, and was loaded by BR (Arsenal de Brest) in 1978.
Spoil yerselves! Get a bottle of Champer's to mix with the Cassis, you won't regret it!
Plus, I bet it's fairly reasonable cost wise over there.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Hi
On these cases , the shells were often mounted with original WW2 German Zt Z Fuzes (modified) ,
and stamped LIP .
The german indications remains, with waffenamt eagle & swastika.
regards
on :
escorteur d'escadre "Maillé-Brézé"
the gun
the shell + german fuze
on :
A bord du Cassard, le corsaire de la flotte | Mer et Marine
100mm ammos
the shell + german fuze
the gun fires (see the two cases on the bottom)
Last edited by kz11gr; 05-11-2013 at 11:39 PM.
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