17 Pounder production

[nathanieljr]

Hi,
Does anyone have, or know where I can find, information on overseas production of 17 pounder ammo? Specifically Canada, but anywhere else too.
I'm interested due to basic APC being by far the most produced round in the UK, yet many period photos focussing on APCBC. Was this partly propaganda? Or was Canadian production centred around the newer round?

 

[Quatermass]

Hi nathanieljr, you could try 'The 17-pounder anti-tank gun in Canadian service by Doug knight' its not a book I own but the authors books on the 2 & 6 pounders both give some details on types/numbers of Canadian produced ammunition.
The link below has some nice shots of AP rounds being loaded into the breach of 17 pounder 'Pheasants'.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/british-17-pounder-field-guns

 

[RichardB]

Lovely old footage Q.
thats the first time I've seen Pheasants in action, although they didn't seem to jump as much as I'd imagined after reading how they got their name.

I believe eve there is one being restored somewhere up north....(that's above Basingstoke btw)

 

[peregrinvs]

I believe there is one being restored somewhere up north....(that's above Basingstoke btw)

In Catterick, North Yorks. The owner has detailed the restoration on the HMVF forum:

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?29198-A-Riddle

A unique gun apparently.

 

[Pandaman]

I have some data on Canadian 17 pdr ammunition from the 1950s from the National Archives- it had better dispersion than the British projectiles and produced less fouling