Makes me think that cabinet I rescued from the tip must be around the same vintage but all I had to do was give it a wipe over .
Makes me think that cabinet I rescued from the tip must be around the same vintage but all I had to do was give it a wipe over .
GQtdauto (25th April 2017)
Start distilling tomorrow so hope to get a chance to take some pics of some bits and pieces for the thread .
threedogs (26th April 2017)
This artillery shell has been sitting on our wall unit since I can remember, no one knew where it came from or who brought it home. After a bit of research I found that it was brought home by my uncle who had fought in France during World War 1 near the Somme River with the 33rd Battalion in August 1918.
The inscription says:
The Battle of Accroche Wood 8-8-18 Somme River Area
The markings on the shell:
PATR-FABR
AUG 1889
KARLSBRUHE
7
I take it the date of AUG 1889 was when it was made. Karlsbruhe was the factory in Germany where it was made. It would have taken a 40mm projectile but I can`t find out what artillery it was used in, maybe Anti Aircraft cannon.
I usually give it a clean on Anzac Day so I thought I would share it on here.
"Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man....." - Charles Sturt
Yeah correct 1889 was the build date my earliest is on 1927.
I found out what it was from the other day but have forgotten.
I think its a 5 lber, another I had made into a drinking mug
stays cold for eons.
What are the dimensions of the shell??
The Somme was a critical battle on the western front
lots of Aust lives lost..
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GQtdauto (26th April 2017)
Hey 3D, the shell is 120 mm high & 40 mm across. Just did a quick Google search & found out the shell was used in the Hotchkiss Gun as far back as the Boer War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun The projectile was filled with 28 ball bearings.
The 33rd Battalion took part in heavy fighting when the Australians counter-attacked at Hangard Wood on 30 March, before finally turning back the German attack on Villers-Bretonneux on 4 April.
In August, the Allies launched the Hundred Days Offensive – which ultimately brought about an end to the war. The 33rd was committed to the battle on 8 August, tasked with capturing Accroche Wood, which they did. My uncle was wounded in the battle, lived to make it home but died not long after from his injury.
Last edited by VK2FMIA; 26th April 2017 at 11:06 AM. Reason: added info
"Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man....." - Charles Sturt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...of_World_War_I
try this I have others
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/C...ery_ammunition
this has pics
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Found it 3D. Did a search for PATR-FABR. The 37mm cartridge is a German made canister shot http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol031fb.html used in the Hotchkiss Gun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun
Also known as a "Pom Pom"
"Yet, upon the whole, the space I traversed is unlikely to become the haunt of civilized man....." - Charles Sturt
threedogs (26th April 2017)
I think the Australian war memorial would love to have that on loan.
but its a family piece.
I have a 1913 German butcher bayonet traced it back to the western Front
from the battalion numbers stamped on the scabbard
just reading through that second link so believe mine to be from an 19 lber
Last edited by threedogs; 26th April 2017 at 01:21 PM.
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Not only an antique shop a war memorial too ! You certainly have a varied collection .