hi all, please see the attached photos of a couple of 25pdr shells that have me puzzled. The first 2 show the base of an HE MkI. after the broad arrow and CL there is 'LOT' then nothing but then what could be a date '3.39' and then '54 9' which could also be a date although it would be unusual for it to be shown year and then month. Equally, in my experience, having a full stop between the month & year is unusual, it normally being a ' /'. The original paint is mid buff and not the more yellowish colour normally seen in early war shells. Was this a 1939 shell re-manufactured in 1954? (it came filled with an inert wax, with a pale blue paint finish but that was a modern water based paint which came off easily without having any effect on the underlying mid buff)
The third photo shows a 25pdr Mk2 BE Smoke. The stampings read
A1
BE SMK
25 PR
Mk2 - AUST
FS IPG
8/45 87
does 'AUST' indicate Australia and if so why? And what does IPG stand for?
Any thoughts?
many thanks, Dave
The third photo shows a 25pdr Mk2 BE Smoke. The stampings read
A1
BE SMK
25 PR
Mk2 - AUST
FS IPG
8/45 87
does 'AUST' indicate Australia and if so why? And what does IPG stand for?
Any thoughts?
many thanks, Dave