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Hi,
any chance to get any other pics or marking please?
I never heard about italian seacost mortar. 10in= 254mm was a caliber used in very old italian artillery.
thanks in advance
best regards
Hopefully you can get something from the stamped markings, because this was one of the earlier photo sets and was not well done. The title for the file is "MOD 1898, 292-mm, 10 inch, Naval Round" The only data given is "Total Length: 620"
Hi,
it's a very huge shell!
I'm little confused about the caliber... 10in, or 292mm? there is difference... Italian 254mm (10in) are totally different shells. However, markings are not italian, or I've never seen before. They suggest me german, and the driving band too it's similar to german minen werfer driving band.
thanks
best regards
it's a very huge shell!
I'm little confused about the caliber... 10in, or 292mm? there is difference... Italian 254mm (10in) are totally different shells. However, markings are not italian, or I've never seen before. They suggest me german, and the driving band too it's similar to german minen werfer driving band.
thanks
best regards
That was my original thought as well. I do not remember anyone copying the minenwerfer design. Unfortunately the early working done in these photos was not always the best, and nothing more is available.
An unrelated question, the bomb fuze in the latest photo post - I'm pretty sure that this is the first transverse German fuze I've seen that was threaded - was this just an early development, am I missing something here, or is it something more unusual?
An unrelated question, the bomb fuze in the latest photo post - I'm pretty sure that this is the first transverse German fuze I've seen that was threaded - was this just an early development, am I missing something here, or is it something more unusual?
I wanted to wait for Ferts answer as I could have been missing something, but now the last photo also clearly shows german acceptance stamps from a trench war depot (these meaning of these crowned stamps is unknown at the moment), so it is a "25 cm schwere Wurfmine" (25 cm heavy trench mortar bomb) for sure.
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The information I have on the Italian Mortar is this:
It is listed as a 10-INCH Seacoast Mortar, HE ... the inventory card also states Italian. When we measured the items we change the Inches to MM (this is just our standard practice, although I have learned this is not always the way to go on foreign items).
This is all I have (from the inventory card provided).
Joe
It is listed as a 10-INCH Seacoast Mortar, HE ... the inventory card also states Italian. When we measured the items we change the Inches to MM (this is just our standard practice, although I have learned this is not always the way to go on foreign items).
This is all I have (from the inventory card provided).
Joe
Bellifortis
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Hi,
it is the upper, empty case part of the No. (5) electrical Rheinmetall fuze. It is the first model sold and documented. This upper part contained the switchblock that was made from some early different, black insulating material. Only this No. (5) fuze is made like that: brass; black switch block and screw threaded to the lower case. The foto shows only the upper, completely empty fuzeheadcasing.
Regads,
Bellifortis.
The yellow one is an incendiary, if I recall correctly it is around 20lb. I've only seen them one other time, but have yet to find any documentation. As far as I know the UK had stopped with the Livens before 39, but the US kept it through 1945 - non-destructive defense of the Panama Canal. I have a TM on the livens dated I think 1944.
Minenaz16, I'll have to check the file to see if there are additional shots of the nomen.
