GeorgeCL Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Heres a piece my parents have been using as an umbrella stand for about 30 yrs now.Stande approx.27" tall but as you can see its squashed down a bit, and the bottom is approx. 7" accrossWas this for a navel ship or what?I have no idea, its been around so long we forgot about it .This weekend i was help my Mother with some house cleaning and there it was.What do you guys think?George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Nice German WW1 case. If it is naval it would have a crowned M on the base. Possibly for a long range railway gun or such. Just love trench art.Dan Murphy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCL Posted June 27, 2006 Author Share Posted June 27, 2006 Thanks Dan,I forgot about those crown M's.Does anyone have a picture of the type of Gun used?ThanksGeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 What is the exact lenght and inner diameter in cm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCL Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Hi Jens,I'll remeasure in the next few weeks.Wont be going over there for a couple weeks..Thanksgeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 My first idea is the huge "15 cm Kanone". But we have to know if there are navy stamps (crowned "M") on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCL Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 (edited) Hi JensF,Sorry it took so long to get the correct measurementAcross the bottom allowing for the base overlap was 16mmNo other marking than already posted.Thanksgeorge Edited July 23, 2006 by GeorgeCL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 16m? I need the inner diameter on top and the overall lenght. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCL Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Hi JensF16MM.X685MM7"X27"the 27 " height is approx. because of the crushing Thats about the best i can do..ThanksAgainGeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I think you mean 16 cm. I would say it is a 15 cm Kanone from Krupp or Rheinmetall:http://www.landships.freeservers.com/15cm_feldkanone_ir.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCL Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thanks jens.Yes CM'sI must be brain dead this week..Its 110 degrees the past 3 days here.. I'm going to stay inside and drink beer now.. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 110 Fahrenheit? WOW! We have 100 here in Germany which is still too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeCL Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 It's been terrible Still 95 at 12 midnight last nite.George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 I think thats normal for California, but not for Germany. They call it already the "summer of the century" here. Btw. I have a lot of material about shells, fuses etc. from WW1, but nearly nothing about shell cases and their size. If someone here is reading this, who has more informations, please let me know. I only have infos about the "basic" and most common types (Feldkanone, Haubitzen, M?rser etc.). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensF. Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 That should be yours (full lenght without the crushing): 155 mm x 725R 15 cm Kanone 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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