edwin
Active member
Today, some pics of my latest purchase, a 88x571R casing. The height of this casing is 571mm, the base diameter is 111mm and the actual calibre is 88mm.
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The stamps at the base of the shell show the manufacturer stamp, which shows that it was made in October 1917 (X = month) by Patronenfabrik from Karlsruhe. 160 is the lot number of this batch of casings. The base also shows that the primer has been struck so this shell was fired.
Furthermore, this casing was reused three times in 1918 (18 is the year and the number of dots indicates how many times it was reused). The crowned M represents the imperial navy acceptance stamp and therefore this tells us that it was indeed used by the imperial navy.
This casing was primarily used by the imperial navy for a variety of guns, including the 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun.
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This shell casing should not be confused with the smaller 88x563R variant that was used for different anti aircraft guns by the army (O-FLAK, K-FLAK).
On the left is a 88mm shell with a FLAK casing and on the right is a similar shell with a navy casing (picture obtained from British Ordnance Collectors Network).
Regards,
Edwin
IMG_5388
The stamps at the base of the shell show the manufacturer stamp, which shows that it was made in October 1917 (X = month) by Patronenfabrik from Karlsruhe. 160 is the lot number of this batch of casings. The base also shows that the primer has been struck so this shell was fired.
Furthermore, this casing was reused three times in 1918 (18 is the year and the number of dots indicates how many times it was reused). The crowned M represents the imperial navy acceptance stamp and therefore this tells us that it was indeed used by the imperial navy.
This casing was primarily used by the imperial navy for a variety of guns, including the 8.8 cm SK L/45 naval gun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.8_cm_SK_L/45_naval_gun" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
This shell casing should not be confused with the smaller 88x563R variant that was used for different anti aircraft guns by the army (O-FLAK, K-FLAK).
On the left is a 88mm shell with a FLAK casing and on the right is a similar shell with a navy casing (picture obtained from British Ordnance Collectors Network).
Regards,
Edwin
