Fired littlejohn query

[SG500]

I've attached a couple of photos of some fired littlejohn projectiles.
I've had the good condition one for years and had assumed it was a 40mm/2pounder one
BUT
when I cleaned it yesterday it obviously wasn't! Its got 37mm stamped into it:tinysmile_hmm_t2:
So, I'm happy with that, 37mm littlejohns being even harder to find than 40mm ones.

I now have a problem, the other one I have I had also assumed was a 40mm but it appears to be identical to the 37mm one apart from having a longer rear skirt so I'm leaning towards 37mm. Both the 40mm and 37mm when fired squeeze down to 30mm so that doesn't give me any clue (they both measure at 30mm diameter) and the one that's in poor condition doesn't have clear enough stampings on it to tell me.

Does anyone have any photographs or specimens of fired 40mm/2pounder littlejohns they can post on the forum please and if so can you confirm the length of a fired one?

Both are INERT etc.

Thanks.

Dave

 

[Weasel]

Hi Dave,
Nice projectiles, there was a thread a few weeks ago showing some fired 2pr littlejohn projectiles, hope this helps.
Best Weasel.

http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/78567-A-few-Kineton-photos?p=180486#post180486

 

[SG500]

Thanks Weasel, I completely missed that post!
Mmmmmm.........isn't that board just fantastic!!
Dave.