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| GERMAN CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL |
| Part I - GROUND WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION |
| Section B - ARTILLERY CHEMICAL WARFARE AMMUNITION |
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I–B–17 |
| 10.5 cm ARTILLERY CHEMICAL SHELL, TYPE 38 |
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GREEN RING YELLOW |
| CALIBER: | 10.5 cm |
| GERMAN DESIGNATION: | F.H.Gr. 38 Grünring-Gelb |
| OVERALL COLOR: | Olive-green |
| MARKINGS: | Fuze | kl.A.Z. 23 Nb. (Stamped) |
| A | One green ring and one yellow ring (Stencilled) | |
| B | III (Stencilled in black) | |
| C | O (Stencilled in green) | |
| D | 38 (Stencilled in green) | |
| Base | Concentric green and yellow circles, and numeral 38 | |
| (Stencilled) |
| CHEMICAL FILLING: | H/PD (liquid) |
| LENGHT OF PROJECTILE: | (fuze included) 19.2 inches |
| WEIGHT OF PROJECTILE: | (fuze included) 32 pounds |
| PACKING CASE LABEL: | F.H.Gr. 38 |
| Grünring-Gelb | |
| kl.A.Z. 23 Nb | |
| Gewichtsklasse III |
| NOTES: |
This shell has a large central Cyclonite burster which was probably intended to produce an aerosol effect on detonation. |
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Althrough the filling code letter "O" indicates a thiodiglycol mustard filling, exa-mination of shell of this type showed the filling to be a Winter-lost mixture. |
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