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apds tin

leeski

leeski

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picked this up at the local booty today on the side is SHOT APDS SX 137GE it has been painted over and re stenciled any reason for this ?
and stamped in the lid is ROF (W) 41 HB&S 1968 the tin is 5" wide and 12" long what sort of apds would have been inside

regards lee
 

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Hi Lee, nice tin. Just going off the measurements you give (5 inches diameter = about 127mm) it would seem safe to say it would be a 120mm apds that went in the tin. All the apds projectiles that I have that are still in tins/plastic cases are a fairly snug fit so it would be too large for a 105 or 110 apds.
Dave.
 
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Lee the tin was almost certainly made at the Woodley factory (a mile down the road from me) of Huntley bourne and Stevens 1968 as they produced a lot of ammo tins during their time in the Woodley factory.
 
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