Hi all,
Have recently acquired what I thought was a 6-Pdr 7Cwt H.E. round (all totally inert, of course).
However, a closer inspection when I got it home has raised a few doubts. Although the case is a nice 1941-dated 6-Pdr 7Cwt, the shell I suspect is for a different gun.
It has the following stamps as shown:-
. IX NT / N
. 6PR
. BS WGB
. 6 / 45
. LOT
It has no fuze, but only a plug stamped:
. P12 II
. ^ N
. VAEL 3/36
It has a projection on the base, threaded, presumably for a tracer, and the plug therein is stamped:-
8.SSG
I . N
Total length is 220mm, Length from fuze-well to base 201mm; and length from fuze-well to top of driving band is 141mm.
The driving band is 20.5mm wide, and unlike those on the other 7Cwt rounds I have (which are smooth), this has 2 grooves, and looks very similar to those on 6-Pdr Hotchkiss projectiles. In addition, the crimping groove is 19mm below the driving band, as opposed to the 11mm on my 7Cwt projs.
So is this for the 6-Pdr Hotchkiss?? With a date of 6/45, I would have thought that that gun was long out of service, and the shell was for something else. Seems to be for Naval service from all the "N"s stamped on plugs, etc.
Also, what fuze would have been fitted?
All information gratefully received.
Thanks in advance,
Roger.
Have recently acquired what I thought was a 6-Pdr 7Cwt H.E. round (all totally inert, of course).
However, a closer inspection when I got it home has raised a few doubts. Although the case is a nice 1941-dated 6-Pdr 7Cwt, the shell I suspect is for a different gun.
It has the following stamps as shown:-
. IX NT / N
. 6PR
. BS WGB
. 6 / 45
. LOT
It has no fuze, but only a plug stamped:
. P12 II
. ^ N
. VAEL 3/36
It has a projection on the base, threaded, presumably for a tracer, and the plug therein is stamped:-
8.SSG
I . N
Total length is 220mm, Length from fuze-well to base 201mm; and length from fuze-well to top of driving band is 141mm.
The driving band is 20.5mm wide, and unlike those on the other 7Cwt rounds I have (which are smooth), this has 2 grooves, and looks very similar to those on 6-Pdr Hotchkiss projectiles. In addition, the crimping groove is 19mm below the driving band, as opposed to the 11mm on my 7Cwt projs.
So is this for the 6-Pdr Hotchkiss?? With a date of 6/45, I would have thought that that gun was long out of service, and the shell was for something else. Seems to be for Naval service from all the "N"s stamped on plugs, etc.
Also, what fuze would have been fitted?
All information gratefully received.
Thanks in advance,
Roger.