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Unknown projectile, at least to me
- Thread starter weberoed
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"Probert" shell.
I assume 3.7in/3in (try with search mode on the forum with "probert", lot of entries).
US-Subs posted the same 3in : https://www.bocn.co.uk/threads/unusual-3-inch.81771/#post-265029
I assume 3.7in/3in (try with search mode on the forum with "probert", lot of entries).
US-Subs posted the same 3in : https://www.bocn.co.uk/threads/unusual-3-inch.81771/#post-265029
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@US-Subs
What was the 3"/70 projectile the US used? Your picture below shows three types, the third from the left appears to the design used by the British and Canadian and has only one forward band. The second from left, which has two forward bands and for all intents looks like a scaled down 3.7" Mk 6, I thought had been identified as the US version. The 'EX' stampings, on account of the visible remains of red paint, I thought came from the first projectile with no forward band.
TimG
What was the 3"/70 projectile the US used? Your picture below shows three types, the third from the left appears to the design used by the British and Canadian and has only one forward band. The second from left, which has two forward bands and for all intents looks like a scaled down 3.7" Mk 6, I thought had been identified as the US version. The 'EX' stampings, on account of the visible remains of red paint, I thought came from the first projectile with no forward band.
TimG
paulcartwright
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3.7inch probert
Slick
Well-Known Member
I'll jump in and say it appears to be a fuze cover/protector for a very large caliber (16"?) projectile. Looks naval.
The two left projectiles are both EX marked, but the one in question (#2) was at one time either chromed or otherwise treated and is mostly impossible to read. The third from the left is identified with a MK number. Slick is correct on the cap, they fit well on 6-inch and 8-inch rounds. All part of the Navy section.
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it's definitely not a 3.7" probert. Note the difference in the driving band in the picture below.
