JD77 Posted May 23, 2024 #1 Posted May 23, 2024 Placed a 75mm beside for some scale. Shell is 17" with 4.5" diameter so roughly 115mm. Bottom has the ord bomb. Bottom also appears to have YD stamped on one side and T on other side. Both on bottom. Mid shell on side is a C. Definitely shrapnel round and it had the disc and rod laying inside with a handful of the balls left. Stumped on this one so any help will be much appreciated.
917601 Posted May 24, 2024 #2 Posted May 24, 2024 First guess: US 4.7-inch gun M1906. Shrapnel round.
opus5150 Posted May 24, 2024 #3 Posted May 24, 2024 Looks like a relatively hard to find WWI era U.S. 4.7" Shrapnel round. Would have been fired from the 4.7-inch gun M1906.
opus5150 Posted May 24, 2024 #4 Posted May 24, 2024 8 minutes ago, 917601 said: First guess: US 4.7-inch gun M1906. Shrapnel round. I would agree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4.7-inch_gun_M1906 https://forums.g503.com/viewtopic.php?t=312254
JD77 Posted May 25, 2024 Author #5 Posted May 25, 2024 Great stuff. Thank you so much for the help guys. Now I'll just spend years trying to find the case that it deserves. Thanks again!!!!
illinigander Posted May 28, 2024 #6 Posted May 28, 2024 Complete Rounds: On the left is the US 4.7" gun m/1906. Next to it is the US 4.7" howitzer m/1907. Note how small the howitzer brass case is. The US sent 64 4.7" guns to France during WW1, but they saw very little action. About 70 4.7" guns survive, but only one of the howitzers is known to exist. Thank robinb for posting my photos. illinigander
JD77 Posted May 29, 2024 Author #8 Posted May 29, 2024 Thanks for the cool pictures. Any ideas on what any of the markings I had might mean. I'll see if I can get some decent pictures of them. C stamped on side middle of shell and YD on bottom and what looks like T on bottom?
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