# Trying to id what type of thing would this sent flying (Artillery Caseing?)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 26, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-what-type-of-thing-would-this-sent-flying-artillery-caseing/755762 "2016-05-26T19:39:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![GO\_FOR\_JOE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90db22/32.png) [@GO\_FOR\_JOE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GO_FOR_JOE)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-what-type-of-thing-would-this-sent-flying-artillery-caseing/755762/1 "2016-05-26T19:39:27Z")

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Could someone identify a ww2 era shell caseing for me please  
[![](https://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO_FOR_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2rmq1yog.jpg) ](https://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO_FOR_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2rmq1yog.jpg)  
[![](https://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO_FOR_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsqacm5enu.jpeg) ](https://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO_FOR_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsqacm5enu.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-what-type-of-thing-would-this-sent-flying-artillery-caseing/755762/2 "2016-05-26T20:06:09Z")

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Is it a 5-inch?

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**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-what-type-of-thing-would-this-sent-flying-artillery-caseing/755762/3 "2016-05-26T20:48:12Z")

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> [@GO\_FOR\_JOE](#):
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> Could someone identify a ww2 era shell caseing for me please  
> [http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO\_FOR\_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image\_zps2rmq1yog.jpg](http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO_FOR_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2rmq1yog.jpg)  
> [http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO\_FOR\_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image\_zpsqacm5enu.jpeg](http://i1159.photobucket.com/albums/p631/GO_FOR_JOE/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsqacm5enu.jpeg)

I think its a 155 mm long tom shell.

Declan

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-id-what-type-of-thing-would-this-sent-flying-artillery-caseing/755762/4 "2016-05-26T22:12:08Z")

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> [@Declan](#):
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> I think its a 155 mm long tom shell.
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> Declan

Too narrow. More like a [105mm](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/97/db/93/97db9325fd09f4f0643552dd01e6ad62.jpg). The 155mm uses bagged increments, not cased rounds.