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[Coldfinger]

Obviously I'm kidding. Just wondering if anyone might know what exactly fired it. Stamped 1913. Best I've come up with is anti-aircraft artillery. However, aircraft of the era didn't need flak to be shot down. The Patton Museum didn't know much (other than they wanted me to donate it), I'm retired Artillery (rocket) so I'm useless except for in-flight stabilizer repair and the individual I acquired it from died at 96 over a decade ago. Measures 150mm. Fuse is threaded. It is brass and heavy as hell. Not for sale.

 

[Random 8]

My Great Uncle had a few different sizes of those, and just said they were for WWI "field howitzers". They were obsolete by his service time at WWII, but they still had some in inventory of US and French make at the Natl Guard Range in Fort Ripley. He was stationed there briefly after the war in artillery, and he brought many souvenirs home.

Can you measure the nominal projectile diameter in mm and inches? Might give some clue to origin.

 

[Sneakshot92]

Obviously I'm kidding. Just wondering if anyone might know what exactly fired it. Stamped 1913. Best I've come up with is anti-aircraft artillery. However, aircraft of the era didn't need flak to be shot down. The Patton Museum didn't know much (other than they wanted me to donate it), I'm retired Artillery (rocket) so I'm useless except for in-flight stabilizer repair and the individual I acquired it from died at 96 over a decade ago. Measures 150mm. Fuse is threaded. It is brass and heavy as hell. Not for sale.

It looks like it could be the 45-70's great-great grandpa!!!

 

[Coldfinger]

"Can you measure the nominal projectile diameter in mm and inches? Might give some clue to origin."

It measures

5" in diameter. 26" tall. 150mm in circumference

 

[dgod]

My guess would be 155 Howitzer. What is the diameter of the opening..

 

[Random 8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:127_mm_artillery Dig away!

 

[JJFitch]

Asking for a friend!
Wouldn't U.S. Military have nomenclature stamping? I.E. Head Stamp!
Without this info, suspect foreign!

Smiles,