DEACTIVATED INERT. 37mm Model of 1916 French TRP Puteaux Trench Gun High Explosive (HE) Common Pointed Round. - 19449 DEACTIVATED INERT. 37mm Model of 1916 French TRP Puteaux Trench Gun High Explosive (HE) Common Pointed Round. - 19449 Other Ammunition

DEACTIVATED INERT. This is an American made 37 mm base fused common pointed high explosive (HE) round for the French Canon d'Infanterie de 37 modèle 1916 TRP (37mm mle.1916) Puteaux trench gun. TRP stands for tir rapied Puteaux (fast firing Puteaux gun). The gun was introduced in 1916 as a light weight trench gun that found favour when the static trench warfare ended, the gun being easily used and carried due to its light weight and low silhouette. One of the main uses of the gun was against machine gun nests. This rimmed brass cartridge case measures 92mm long and headstamped 37MM GUN MODEL OF 1916 A.M.LOT 1079-27 P.E.&M.CO (Poole Engineering & Machine Company, Baltimore) 1097-83 LOT and the American ordnance symbol. The brass push in primer is stamped W.C.1073-30. The pointed steel projectile is fitted with a 19mm wide copper driving band and is stamped on the base P.E.&M.CO (Poole Engineering & Machine Company, Baltimore) 37M.M. STEEL SHELL MARK1. The right handed thread brass percussion fuse is stamped on the bottom B.P.F-MIN CAL-M A M CO LOT 1075-82. The gun was also fitted to the SPAD S.XII and the Beardmore W.B.V aircraft. The price of 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 1944