Bullet ID

[Tony]

My son has bought his first piece of militaria with his own pocket money, it's the rather large bullet pictured.

Can anyone tell me what is, A/A maybe? It has about a 25mm diameter.

Thanks

Tony

[AndyD]

If the case measures 194mm then it looks like it's a French Hotchkiss anti-tank round.

Kind regards,

Andy

[Tony]

Andy,

Yes it is 194mm. Thanks for the ID.

Tony

[TonyE]

It may be of interest that the British Army purchased a number of these equipments at the beginning of the war and inherited a few more from those the French managed to get back from Dunkirk.

I do not think they ever saw any operational use but were used mostly for training.

Regards

TonyE