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pelops


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Hi,

I am hoping someone will help identify a large shell case that I recently came across.

I am on the Isle of Wight and wondered whether it may be from a ship as lots of Maritime items turn up here - Can anyone please help?
I would especially like to know what type of gun it was used in if anyone knows.



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The Base markings are POLTE - MAGDEBURG - SEPT - 1915 - 20 - (Crown Mark) Mg3.

Measurements - Base 175mm - Top 153mm - Length 722mm.

Weight is exactly 8 Kilogrammes.


Any help is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.



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One of the definitive guides to German militaria is http://www.kaisersbunker.com/index2.htm, in particular http://www.kaisersbunker.com/cc/ for

cartridge casings. According to the website the cartridge you have is a 15cm SK L/43 Krupp Kanone M16. If you want to know more about the gun which

used this cartridge try - http://landships/landships/artillery_articles.html?load=/landships/artillery_articles/m16.html - the sister website to this forum.

Regards,

Charlie



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Hi Charlie,

thanks for your help in identifying it. Would you know how common these are?

Thanks
Andrew

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Not very common - the 15cm guns were the long range, high value guns in the German artillery park.

I have some production numbers but I don't know where they came from or how reliable they are:

There were 214 Krupp K16 guns built before the end of WW1 and 36 Rheinmetall 15cm guns (the Rheinmetall guns

were similar to the Krupp gun).

A pair of 15cm K16 guns were sent to Palestine and were used to interdict the Allied Forces in mid-1918, they were very effective and

were thoroughly hated by the Australian Light Horse who gave them the names "Jerico Jane" and "Nimrim Nelly".

Regards,

Charlie

 



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Thanks again Charlie for the info.

Much appreciated.

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