coastie Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 (edited) Found this at an antique shop today. It has been previously been used as a flower pot. It measures about 6 inches across. Here are pictures and the markings. Edited August 26, 2007 by coastie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastie Posted August 26, 2007 Author Share Posted August 26, 2007 Base markings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Hello Coastie,Yes it's German, Sp255 means inspection mark Karlsruhe (Sp=Spandau). 6" works out to about 15cm, here's one that we stumbled across the day before yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 And again, only I don't know if this shell would have been used together with your case. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastie Posted August 27, 2007 Author Share Posted August 27, 2007 Thanks Tony, I confirmed that it's a tad over 6" in diameter or about 155 mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I think it could indeed be. The shell does not fit into the case, the shell goes into the artillery piece, then the charge, then the shellcase with detonator.BestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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