tomburras 2,730 Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Hi all! I got these today, I was wondering if anyone had any info about them? I'm trying to find out what the markings mean? I got the date and know they where fired in France but that's all I know. Cheers! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Not really my thing but it looks like a 76mm calibre, which even today is a common calibre. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Just had a search of 76mm guns from that war. Might be this BLC 15-pounder gun - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomburras 2,730 Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: Not really my thing but it looks like a 76mm calibre, which even today is a common calibre. Cheers I looked at 76mm online I think it's a German round? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 25,428 Posted September 10, 2022 Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 Don't know if this helps mate. List of British ordnance terms | Military Wiki | Fandom MILITARY-HISTORY.FANDOM.COM This article explains terms used for the British Armed Forces' ordnance (i.e.: weapons) and also ammunition used in the late 19th century, World War I, and World... Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomburras 2,730 Posted September 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2022 9 minutes ago, Arry said: Don't know if this helps mate. List of British ordnance terms | Military Wiki | Fandom MILITARY-HISTORY.FANDOM.COM This article explains terms used for the British Armed Forces' ordnance (i.e.: weapons) and also ammunition used in the late 19th century, World War I, and World... Cheers Arry Thanks a lot! I'm reading throught it much appriciated! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 17,544 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 Yes mate !! Those numbers On the tape are sequential and are spaced over the Exact distance apart so you can use it to measure how big or wide an item is , good bit of kit , can be used for loads of different objects as a “measuring tape “ . Hard to tell but the brand could be Stanley or might have been the owners name . mighy be worth a few quid in while , but they aren’t really collectors items at present . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 51,135 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 22 hours ago, Born Hunter said: Not really my thing but it looks like a 76mm calibre, which even today is a common calibre. How did you deduce that it was 76mm ?……do your talents have no boundaries!! Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomburras 2,730 Posted September 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 33 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Yes mate !! Those numbers On the tape are sequential and are spaced over the Exact distance apart so you can use it to measure how big or wide an item is , good bit of kit , can be used for loads of different objects as a “measuring tape “ . Hard to tell but the brand could be Stanley or might have been the owners name . mighy be worth a few quid in while , but they aren’t really collectors items at present . Thank you for that very helpful 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 28,505 Posted September 11, 2022 Report Share Posted September 11, 2022 German, made by Haniel Leuge, Brass works, Düsseldorf. Dates are self explanatory, and the numbers beneath the "HL" will probably be an inspectors mark. Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,428 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 I had a couple like that some years ago came from a ships gun in ww2 ???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 49,505 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 got A couple myself...use them as copper jars Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,428 Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 51 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: got A couple myself...use them as copper jars I stuck big candles in mine made ok candlesticks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,960 Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 On 11/09/2022 at 21:04, WILF said: How did you deduce that it was 76mm ?……do your talents have no boundaries!! Lol I didn’t zoom in and see it was in fact Bob on 76. Could’ve been anywhere around there at a glance. However now you ask, I used my encyclopaedic library of knowledge brain bank to recall similar gun calibres. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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