British Cylinder CYL527 Mk 1

[Big Dave]

Pick this up today ,as it says on the side a cylinder for a 25 Pounder Super charge case ,sadly missing it's lid ,dated 1956,any more information welcome

 

[Weasel]

Nice looking tin Dave, not seen one of those before.
Best regards Weasel.

 

[hangarman]

8 of these to a C324. The C324 superseded the C206 around 1945. There would have been a cardboard liner to the tin and the original lid had a tear off strip to allow its removal. When the tins were re used they had a new lid fitted, secured with tape.
Cheers
Gary

 

[millsbomber]

What's the diameter of the internal of the lid your looking for Dave

 

[Richard709]

Here's some quick photo's



Not the best photo's, I have 6 tins but only 3 lids, all 6 used for a batch of 1943 cordite that has been repacked into 1956 tins.

 

[Big Dave]

Hi Dave , I left the tin at work so will take some measurements tomorrow,thanks for all the replies and extra photos .I am a bit surprised I've never come across these before

 

[AE501]

Here are a few boxes being outloaded at Mombasa in 1961.
You can't see the cylinders but the packages are nice.
You may notice that the WO hooks have been put on the wrong way round by the docker in the pink shirt.

 

[Richard709]

Internal dia of lid is 114.39mm and outside depth from rim is 34.5mm, they are a tight fit.

 

[hangarman]

Hi Big Dave,
Here is my cylinder with the inserts.

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The first shows the 2 loose discs placed on top of the head of the cartridge.
The second shows the 2 loose discs and the liner protruding from the tin.
The third shows the tin and liner . There is a disc at the bottom of the tin. The liner is then inserted into the tin.

There is a slightly different lid, used when the tin is re-used. The example I have is for a Blank cart. It is made from a single piece of tin pressed to form a cup, it has no ridges and is secured in place with tape.

Cheers

Gary

 

[AMMOTECHXT]

This type of cylinder was known as an `STO' cylinder, meaning `Sealed Tear Off'. The idea was that they would be free from fluctuations in humidity and ingress of dust, sand etc until the contents were used. As Hangarman says, tape was used to reseal if the contents weren't used straight away after opening.