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Ripcon

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i.d. on fragment requested
« on: February 17, 2013, 08:12:42 PM »
Can anyone out there i.d. this shell fragment for me? It's from a field piece. The walls of the frag are 3/4'' thick. My first thought was a Hotchkiss, and it might be, but it just looks different from other Hotchkiss frags I've found. Because the walls of the frag are so thick, could it be a Hotchkiss "common shell"? Did they have such a thing?
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emike123

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Re: i.d. on fragment requested
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2013, 08:22:35 PM »
That sharp edge makes me immediately think Hotchkiss too and yes they did have a common shell.
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John D. Bartleson Jr.

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Re: i.d. on fragment requested
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2013, 09:20:44 PM »
Mike would a side view of the first frag help?
John
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Ripcon

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Re: i.d. on fragment requested
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2013, 07:54:41 PM »
Any chance this could be a Schenkel fragment?
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