2 pounder naval case headstamp

[earni74]

can anyone explain the headstamp, what is the difference with the MK 3 gun ? thanks

 

[ydnum303]

Hello Mick,

There was a thread here on this some years back, with a lot of suggestions, but no real certainty. The Mk.III gun was a gun for submarines, and according to the handbook seemed to take the ordinary 2-pdr AA gun ammo. Could be for some sort of trials with the gun , but if so, there does not seem to be any record thereof that anyone has found.

Roger.

 

[earni74]

Hi Roger, many thanks for your reply, "submarines" sounds interesting, hopefully someone else might be able to add to your comment
Mick

 

[ron3350]

Two more headstamps from my files.

 

[ydnum303]

Two more headstamps from my files.

There seem to be cases from SH&S, GC, and VSM that have this stamping on, so there must have been quite a few made.

The original post was by Falcon,on 7th Aug 2011, in the "cartridges" threads.

Roger.