British ordnance collection - need identification help

[armaments]

Can anyone tell me what the proper paint & markings would be for this 3.7" AA projectile? There are no markings(that I can see) anywhere on the shell. It is currently in pretty rough shape and I would like to clean it up and repaint/remark it properly. Thanks, Marshall




P1120455.jpg P1120457.jpg P1120459.jpg

[nicklebomb]

14 is a Britisch 20Lbs fragmentation bomb ww2.

[Dronic69]

Can anyone tell me what the proper paint & markings would be for this 3.7" AA projectile? There are no markings(that I can see) anywhere on the shell. It is currently in pretty rough shape and I would like to clean it up and repaint/remark it properly. Thanks, Marshall




P1120455.jpg P1120457.jpg P1120459.jpg

Hi Marshall,

Nice shrapnel projectile....interesting fuse - looks solid? Perhaps a training cut-away?

(Normally the fuses would be No 199, 106, 107 & 208)

I'm sure someone has the complete projectile colour schema and will reply.
(There is a picture of a re-painted HE one in my gallery and from memory it was painted correctly)

Cheers
Drew

[Quatermass]

Can anyone tell me what the proper paint & markings would be for this 3.7" AA projectile? There are no markings(that I can see) anywhere on the shell. It is currently in pretty rough shape and I would like to clean it up and repaint/remark it properly. Thanks, Marshall






P1120455.jpg P1120457.jpg P1120459.jpg

From the 'Handbook for the Ordnance, Q.F. 3.7-inch marks I, II and III. 1939'
3.7inch AA - Shrapnel.jpg

[pedro]

No.8 Appears to be a 25pr BE Smoke projectile, sitting in an 18pr case. The 18pr (at 3.3in dia) is not much slimmer than the 25pr (3.45in dia). However, the 25pr is a QF Separate Loading system, whereas the 18pr was QF Fixed.

[Dronic69]

2pr pom pom APT sounds a bit strange to me its either APT for another sort of 2pr gun or common pointed for the pom pom
which was very much an anti aircraft gun. It could be for the S gun but they were generally marked 40mm which is the gun designation.

Having another "closer" look at the pics this time, you are right in that it is not an APT - actually now looks like a HE with the base thread, blunt nose and spanner slots (you can see them in one of the pics). I compared the pics to one of my 2pr AT APT projectile, which clearly doesn't have a threated base for a base fuse and pointed nose.

Cheers
Drew

...and I'll just stick with my couple of WW1 HE Pom Poms :-)

[Quatermass]

Having another "closer" look at the pics this time, you are right in that it is not an APT - actually now looks like a HE with the base thread, blunt nose and spanner slots (you can see them in one of the pics). I compared the pics to one of my 2pr AT APT projectile, which clearly doesn't have a threated base for a base fuse and pointed nose.

Its a Naval practice round incorrectly repainted as AP.

[Dronic69]

Yeah that makes sense as the fuse /nose just didn't look right.

Thanks
Cheers
Drew