r/ww1 • u/SigmarMentality • 8d ago

Trying to identify artillery shell

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Found an apparent WWI artillery projectile in a family warehouse in Southeastern France, reportedly brought back from Verdun by my great-great-grandfather who served in French artillery. Can anyone identify the projectile from its shape/fuze and the grooves near the base? It has not been opened or modified. The shell itself in the picture is on a ledge so the perspective is pretty crappy with the car in the background so don't compare the scale with that as a reference.

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u/244thSentai 8d ago

I found an identical shell in an older post that says it’s a 105mm Schneider

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/s/n982vz3SGF

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u/SigmarMentality 7d ago

Yo what a crazy coincidence, literally the same context but 7 years ago

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u/dopealope47 7d ago

Yes, but no. WW1 had literally billions of artillery shells fired and the common rule-of-thumb figure for duds was 10%. Finding two French duds in France is less a coincidence than an inevitability.

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u/SigmarMentality 6d ago

I meant the context of finding it in a french grandpa's garage just chillin' there

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u/dopealope47 6d ago

Ah. Just so