Unrelated subject no2

[cassar]

Any gun lovers out there know what this shel belongs to?? the history is it was given to my grandfather (artillery served with the desert rats during the war) it was originally a dinner gong there was a little stand and hammer that came with it the shell case was suspended from the holes drilled near the rim. it was given to him as a trophy for a shooting competition. the inscription on the shell states that it was found near majuba hill during the boar war dated 1902.
anyone out there any ideas as to identity of the gun?

 

[Talion]

Not knowing a lot it looks to me like a Vickers-Maxim I Pounder Pom Pom shell however the fuse end differs.

 

[Bloodhowl]

I think Talion has it pegged. The primer area could have been pushed out when they pressed out the primer remnants. I don't see a Vickers-Maxim mark on the bottom of the casing. It's possible that it could have been polished off when the case was shined up, the shell was made before makers marks were required to be stamped on it, or Vickers-Maxim was not the manufacturer. How many different ammo manufacturers did the UK use during this time period?

 

[cassar]

I was thinking pom pom too, its the right theater of operations and the right era. the brass primer cap holder appears to be re useable it can be pushed out although i havent completely removed it, its a bit of a mystery.