Text in russian on WW2 lid

[Jan]

Please can anyone help me with the text on this item. What on earth does it say? The lid is approx 35 x 35 cm:s. All help welcome! If the lid is Soviet (whih I assume) it should be from the 1940-1941 period.

Best,

Jan

[dimmuborgir95]

Unfortunately, I can not read - too bright lighting, poorly visible letters.

[Jan]

I´m sending better pics as soon as possible.

Best,

Jan

[Jan]

Here´s a drawing I made of the visible markings on the lid. The last number is a bit uncertain though...

Best,

Jan

[Bill Garvy]

5.Г 712 = might be 5th Guards 712th ?
Пурин Р. Г. = might be a name Purin, R. G.

That's about all I can make out, sorry...

[Jan]

Thanks Bill!

Best,

Jan

[Egorka]

Cann't read. Very feustrating!
How thick is it? How heavy?
You called it "a lid". Why? Is the back side flat?
Itis not completely symmetrical in shape, so it is a hand made. In this case the writing can be custom and not standard.

[Jan]

The metal plate is around 3 mm:s thick and the size is approx 35 by 35 cm:s.

The rim is bent leaving a 2 cm twist to the edges.

The edges show signs of welding or possibly sealing with some kind of metal (possibly lead?). I just got back home from the excavations, I will try to clean it a bit more and take better pics in a couple of days. Thanks for the interesT

Best, Jan

[Egorka]

Jan, we should be able to crack it!
I think if we manage to read at least one word, we can will inderstand the rest.
I think there is "ШТ." which is a common Russian abbeviation for ШТУКА (a piece).
But just a thought, what if the text is not in Russian? We just have to be open for such eventuality.

[dimmuborgir95]

Also referred to here as "batch number" - "Н Парт"
Maybe it's some kind of ammo/ explosive packing?

If I see something similar, I'll write here.