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You still see the original base color underneath it. They just used different stencils for marking. Keep in mind, the reworking into inert grenades...

Both variants on Russian, but word 'Инетная' in two different cases. I think it is just variations.

Thanks Tom,never seen their logo on any 2" mortars before. They certainly had the facilities to make the parts. Cheers Tig.

Yoda, what is the complete title of this book "... de pyrotechnie militaire" ? I think we are both talking about the same fuze because the 30/55...

FYI for those interested; Rick has done some repro replacements for the No. 2 Mk II - On EBay now, only 1 left.

Thanks for showing - the 1.1/2pr head is exactly the same as the one I had in my COW round a few years ago; and the 2pr head is a 1930s practice head...

Yes that looks right. Could they have been used after 1914?

How about the other numbers? Any idea what factory this came from? Joe

1 1/2PR with same plug : 2Pr MkII practice with different plug:

Looking on the lower part of your fuze, I think you have a 30/55 Mle 1882 Yoda

To quote from List of Changes: 18805 - Shot, Practice, QF, 2-pr, Mark I, /N/ - Steel The Mark I Practice Shot is made of solid steel, the nose...

And what do you think about this two? Light green colour with black hand made markings. The word "inert" looks to be different between the two...

It is Polish. "SZK" stand for SZKOLNY - School

Looks like a 30/55 Mle 1880

This book seems to be out of print now and sellers are asking silly prices for it on Amazon. Lucky for those who bought it in 2016. Fred

Tankbarrell, I've been looking for pdf 2 pounder manuals on Internet, but I never found one

Do you have a link to that?

Y in a circle monogram was used by J Lucas Ltd, King Street, Birmingham. Tom.

I have a 2 pdr anti tank gun manual but that might not be what you meant!

One moe RGD-5 with unstandard marking. It is definitely live and orignal marking

I use russian language file. Yes, it is looks strange. Why this type of marking I do not know. It is inert and probably was not serous rules...

Yes, thet were not producing RGD-5, definitely. For example, they were renovating it (fixed paint) and probably reworked them to inert versions,...

No-no, it is letter Э (Latinic E), not З (Latinic Z) It is index of the plant, what produces body. It is plant Elektroinstrument...

Its a 'Shot, Practice, 2-pr, Mk. 2'. to quote 'The Mk 2 is a solid shot fitted with a penetrative cap; it is not fitted with a tracer'. Hope that...