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2.5 inch RML Mk 2 Mountain Gun

Andy Naude

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My flee market find today.

A rust 2.5 inch Mk 2 RML Mountain Gun projectile from the Anglo - Boer War.

Weight: 3.2 kg

Overall Length:
202 mm


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The mouth is 30 mm. the thread goes down for about 40 mm. The thread is tapered.

I think there was remnants of a white band of 20 mm about 15 mm below the mouth. if there was it is now gone with the cleaning.
 
Great find.


"Jest send in your Chief an' surrender—it's worse if you fights or you runs:
⁠You can go where you please, you can skid up the trees, but you don't get away from the guns."
 
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