What is this?

[peteblight]

Can some one identify this projectile please?

 

[Darren]

It looks like a 4 inch naval shell to me.

Darren

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

I am with Darren on that one, single crimp groove and the two rings in the band-Naval 4 Inch.

 

[kahu1]

I think its a 3.7" HE proj.
This is a 4.5" echo(same profile as The HE).note overall dimensions,4.5" is more slender/longer in appearance and the driving band on your proj. is classic 3.7" pattern. 4.5" band is very different profile.
cheers Bob

 

[kahu1]

...and a pic of a 3.7" proj in for repaint.


cheers, Bob

 

[Chris 42 RQ]

Pete any chance of a definitive measurement of the calibre please ??

Kahu1 you do have a point about it being a 3.7", it will be interesting to see which calibre it actually is.
I only ever had one fired and extreemly mankie 3.7" HE projo and there was not enough of the band left to see what it was like so I only speak from memory of my old 4" inch projo..

 

[peteblight]

I've spoken with the owner & he now informs me it has 3.7" FS stamped on the side!

So I take that to be a 3.7" projectile filled with smoke!

Good ID there Kahu1 ;-)

 

[Falcon]

I seem to remember "FS" meaning "Forged Steel" and relating to the shell manufacturing process.

 

[kahu1]

Falcon ,

You are correct with the FS meaning,other options would be CS for 'cast steel' or BS for 'bored from bar'.
Info from 'HANDBOOK FOR ORDNANCE,QF 3.7NCH MKS1 ,2 AND 3, LAND SERVICE,1939.

cheers ,
Bob