Another unexploded bomb.

[zodiacdave]

While out on Sunday morning in the forest behind my house I came across this thing. I was looking for old interesting stuff but I wasn't surprised when this turned up. I live in Overpelt Belgium where the Western front line took place in 1944. I rang the authorities which is a must when these things are found and they removed it on Tuesday afternoon after giving me a call at work.
My question is, is it German, English or American? I'm no expert when it comes to identifying but I find the history so fantastic.

[Landyman]

Hi Dave, what sort of size was it? It's hard to get an idea of scale from the pic.

Landy

[johny-blaze]

most likely american , they like to drop bombs

[stargazer]

It's impossible to work out who it belonged to unless you had a close look and identified the markers on the 'shell'.

It could also be WW1 or WW2.

[zodiacdave]

Hi Dave, what sort of size was it? It's hard to get an idea of scale from the pic.

Landy

I would say about over a foot long with a girth at it's widest point around five inches

[Wansdyke44]

Looks very much like an American 155mm artillery shell. Not the kind of thing I'd want left on the doorstep!

Can't remember what supporting artillery was in that area during 1944, but sure it actually came under British XXX Corps. So it could have been fired by a Brit or a Yank!