Description
Fired and Exploded 75mm High-Explosive Projectile
Item Overview
This fired and exploded 75mm high-explosive projectile is an inert historical artifact. The projectile body split open during detonation, exposing its hollow interior and leaving several sections of the metal casing peeled outward. The surviving base and driving band provide visible evidence of firing and explosive fragmentation. This listing includes the projectile remnant only; no cartridge case, fuze, or complete nose section is included.
Identification and Features
No readable model or manufacturer markings are visible in the supplied photographs. The exact projectile designation, country of origin, date, and original weapon system cannot be verified from the remaining features.
- Caliber: 75mm
- Type: High-explosive projectile
- Status: Fired, exploded, and inert
- Configuration: Fragmented projectile body
- Visible Features: Open internal cavity, split casing, base, and driving band
- Included: Projectile remnant only
- Exact Designation: Unverified
Historical Background
The 75mm caliber became an important military artillery size during the late 1800s and remained widely used through both World Wars and into the early Cold War. Different nations developed 75mm ammunition for field guns, mountain guns, tank guns, self-propelled artillery, and other rifled weapons. High-explosive projectiles were general-purpose rounds used against personnel, field positions, equipment, and light structures. A service projectile normally contained an explosive filler and a fuze that initiated the burst. The resulting explosion broke the metal body into fragments. The driving band sealed propellant gases inside the barrel and engaged the rifling to give the projectile stabilizing spin. Because many unrelated 75mm weapons used ammunition with different dimensions and designs, this projectile cannot be assigned to a specific gun without verified markings or measurements.
Condition
This unrestored projectile remnant has extensive oxidation, surface pitting, missing metal, and severe blast deformation. The body is split open, the internal cavity is exposed, and the forward walls have peeled outward into several irregular sections. Part of the driving band remains attached near the base and displays marks left by the gun’s rifling. The broken edges may be sharp. Please check the pictures for the general condition of the item.
Ideal For
This projectile remnant provides a dramatic example of high-explosive shell construction, rifling engagement, and fragmentation damage.
- Artillery and ordnance collections
- Military-history displays
- Museum and educational exhibits
- Projectile-construction study
Approx length 9", Approx width 6", Approx height 3", Approx weight 7.5lbs.
Pictures are stock images of our inventory. Unless otherwise noted, you will not be receiving the exact item shown in the pictures. The pictures are representative of the item’s general condition. The item you receive might be slightly better, or worse, condition than was shown in the pictures.
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