GIGANTIC 73CM HIGH 4 INCH (101MM) CALIBER NAVAL GUN SHELL CASING DATED 1954 NO PRIMER

A HUGE 73CM HIGH 4 INCH CALIBER NAVAL GUN SHELL CASING.

NO PRIMER. WEIGHT OF SHELL CASING AN ENORMOUS 7,2KG.

THE SHELL CASING WAS MADE IN GERMANY, THE SHELL WAS MANUFACTURED IN SCOTLAND AND IT WAS PRIMARILY USED IN THE 16INCH BIG GUNS FITTED ONTO AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS.

DATED 1954 WHICH WAS AROUND THE KOREAN WAR ERA.

STAMPED AT BASE:

16 & 22 GUNS: CASING TYPE 16 INCH GUNS ON NAVAL SHIPS

4 IN MKS: DIAMETER OF PROJECTILE 10,16CM OR 101MM

BROAD ARROW UNDER NO 2: BRITISH MILITARY ACCEPTANCE / PROPERTY MARK

E.C.C.: MANUFACTURERS DETAILS EDWARD CURRAN & CO IN CARDIFF SCOTLAND

LOT 492: MANUFACTURERS LOT NUMBER

KP IN RECTANGLE: ORIGEN OF CASING ITSELF KRUPP ESSEN GERMANY

N 1954: DATE OF PRODUCTION 1954 AND INTENDED FOR NAVAL (N) USE

SIZE: 73 CM IN HEIGHT, 10.5 CM DIAMETER AT TOP, 15 CM DIAMETER AT BASE

WEIGHT 7,3KG

CONDITION: GOOD CONDITION.
 
THE BIG GUNS - 16 INCH GUNS:
THE 16-INCH MAIN BATTERY: THE BIG GUNS FITTED ONTO BATTLESHIPS OF WORLD WAR 2 AND FOR A WHILE AFTER. THE PRIMARY TARGETS FOR THESE GUNS WERE ENEMY SHIPS AND SHORE BOMBARDMENTS.
THEY AIDED THE WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN WAR EFFORTS WITH THEIR AWESOME FIREPOWER. FOUR BATTLESHIPS WERE RETAINED BY THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNTIL THE END OF THE COLD WAR FOR FIRE SUPPORT PURPOSES AND WERE LAST USED IN COMBAT DURING THE GULF WAR IN 1991. 
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE A WODERFUL BRODIE STEEL HAT DATED 1942 ALSO ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.