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4 " Mk. 16 & 17 Drill Round

Andy Naude

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My first post. Please excuse any errors. Your comments would be appreciated.

4" Mk. 16 & Mk. 17 Gun. Used on South African Naval Ships which were originally from Britain.


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Nice work!

Interesting to see the internal make-up of this round.

I assume the internal spacer / weight pieces are cast iron and are intended to make the drill round weigh the same as a loaded round?

Brian
 
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