Hi all,
Have recently acquired a 3-inch shell, the stampings on which are as follows:-
A G 3 800 (broad arrow in oval)
H 12
3 IN AA
MK 33 MOD 0
A (inside) C
(Broad arrow)
LOT 1LA121
53A
Can anybody please tell me who made it and when? I always thought that the 3" L50 gun (for which I assume this shell was intended) was entirely American, and used U.S. ammunition. However, this shell has several "Broad Arrows" on it, plus several Inspector's stamps with the broad arrow I know this gun was on several "lend-lease" ships supplied to Britain in WW2, and that the Canadians used this gun until the 1950s.
Is this shell therefore Canadian? And if so, would it have been painted in British or US colours and style?
Thanks in advance,
Roger.
Have recently acquired a 3-inch shell, the stampings on which are as follows:-
A G 3 800 (broad arrow in oval)
H 12
3 IN AA
MK 33 MOD 0
A (inside) C
(Broad arrow)
LOT 1LA121
53A
Can anybody please tell me who made it and when? I always thought that the 3" L50 gun (for which I assume this shell was intended) was entirely American, and used U.S. ammunition. However, this shell has several "Broad Arrows" on it, plus several Inspector's stamps with the broad arrow I know this gun was on several "lend-lease" ships supplied to Britain in WW2, and that the Canadians used this gun until the 1950s.
Is this shell therefore Canadian? And if so, would it have been painted in British or US colours and style?
Thanks in advance,
Roger.