INERT DEACTIVATED. German WW1, 1915 Dated 77mm (77x229R) Shrapnel Round. Sn - 20428 INERT DEACTIVATED. German WW1, 1915 Dated 77mm (77x229R) Shrapnel Round. Sn - 20428 Other Ammunition

INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an WW1, German, 1915 dated 77mm (77x229R) shrapnel round fitted with a DoppZ C/96 Sb alloy nose fuse. These shells were called 'whizz bang' in the trenches due to the made by shells fired from the German 77mm field guns, the 7.7 cm Feldkanone 96 nA (neuer Art) and the upgraded 7.7 cm Feldkanone 16 (FK16). The brass cartridge has 2 crimping grooves at the neck and is headstamped St160 PATRONFABRIK KARLSHULE Juni 1915 (June 1915 date) and a crown over Ke. The projectile has two crimping rings at the bottom and is fitted with an alloy and steel DoppZ C/96 Sb time which is graduated to 50. The projectile still has inside it the shrapnel ball pusher and the flame tube from the fuse that ignited the shrapnel powder charge in the base which expelled the balls. The price for this round includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20428