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interesting, I have a shell marked FA with 900 below the band and the case is marked K7 2PR 15, the base fuze is stamped V S M . all very...

Thanks to a friended collector I know now that the projectile is Spanish.

Hi Kev and Skull181,Thanks for the kind comments,I will post vid (next time my son comes over,he does all technical stuff on pc)problem is on the vid...

think in theory the set back of the mortar tube at the mouont of firing would be enough pressure on the mine fuze to function it. the overall timing...

The situation is entirely different here in the UK. I would NEVER take any ordnance out in public uncovered. I even cover artillery cases with a...

Would the mortar round exit the tube quick enough and be airborne before the explosion of the AT mine? If so, the problem might have been solved...

That looks unfired. Be careful, if you accidentally set it off you will have to repaint the whole house if it is anything like the more modern...

Much of it depends on the specific item under discussion. There may have been 5-6 different types of trainers, a different one for each group...

Awesome. Do these have actual nomenclature? Are there any TMs that mention them? Is it safe to assume they were made by Hughes Aircraft along with...

Cracking wind vane mate, a pity couldn't put a video up, so we can see it in action...:cheers:

I hope its nice too! Getting excited,Tig.

Wrong mate,too small.

Thank you Tony that will do nicely. Cheers Andy

In USSR made fuze ML-UZRGM, which looks like normal UZRGM for grenades F-1, RGD-5 or RG-42, but it`s body-trap.It doesn`t have time delay and exploce...

2" parachute flare pot would be too obvious so will go for a Shot canister?

whoops pic

Hi Andy,measurements for chute,point to point 28" flat to flat 26" with a quarter inch hem. 8 cords tied to corners with knots 22" long.Onto thicker...

OK, after look on the earlier post, the marking is not MO but MQ : MarQueur Shortly say, it's a black powder powered gun whom throw a marking...

Easy one,sorry for the delay.next to 3 pounder for scale.

Yes, a similar one was discussed here: http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/85834-cartridge-to-identifie

Wasn't this one discussed here before?

Pete, The 'A' usually means a significant amendment to the original design. So DD/L/842 will be different to DD/L/842A.

CART : cartouche MO : ? X : exercice PN (sure in the circle?!) : Poudre Noire 6-ATE-83 : lot - Manufacturer code (Atelier de Fabrication de...

They are used to train pilots to fly with Inert Ordnance on the plane, to train loaders and unloaders, so they don't damage the costly real ones, and...

I'm thinking that unquestioned Ordnance packing is probably going away, since pressure cooker packing is now questioned. I've never been questioned...

I heard a story about a mortar baseplate that some American troops found outside a firebase in Vietnam. The cong would slip in every night with the...

Count your blessings and don't press your luck! In 1985 my work supervisor (a research scientist with a PhD) asked me for a 20mm dummy round to give...