2in Mortar Cartridge

[spotter]

My 2inch mortar cartridge part cut
Headstamp ELEY-KYNOCH 28 ICI 28
Body marked in red
SMOKELESS
2in.ML.MORTAR
50 GR.BALLISTITE
Mk.1
I.C.I

please note the primer is inerted and the powder composition is actually a roll of sandpaper

 

[roller63]

I have got a couple of these, fired. I was looking at a brown metal storage tube for a 2" illum mortar the other day and noticed that the maker of the round was CY-Chorley, but instead of ICI for the cart, it was IMI which is Israeli Military Industries ? I will see if I can get a pic up over the weekend. I know we are buying munitions from IMI now, but this round was from the 1970's. Tony.

 

[fert]

ciao
here mine cartridge,
the canadian one was loaded with 55gr ballistite instead of 50.
greetings

 

[TonyE]

Chorley (CY) is a filling facility rather than a manufacturing plant.

IMI is Imperial Metal Industries, one of the several names ICI/Kynoch have used over the years.

Regards
TonyE