130mm cartridge

[Fred]

Hi folks
I picked up a cartridge recently but Im not sure what it is for. Its marked 130mm and is 850mm tall. The top is actually 140mm but since its a virgin case it probably hasnt been crimped yet. I was wondering if its for the M46 towed gun or possibly the AK130 naval system. Any advice would be appreciated.
Sorry, no pic available yet

Fred

 

[Tony Williams]

According to my lists, the Russian field and AA guns had case lengths in the 845-860mm range. The naval guns have either shorter (757mm) or longer (994mm) cases.

 

[Fred]

Thanks for that Tony. I suspected it was for the field artillery since it would be seperate loading and might not measure exactly 130mm.

fred